Names Released in Turner County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash
Where:  SD Highway 46 and Highway 19A, 12 miles west of Beresford, SD
When:   11:17 a.m., Saturday, October 19, 2024

Driver 1: Tracy A. Mortenson, 45-year-old female from Laurel, NE, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2018 Ford Explorer
Seat Belt Used: Yes

Driver 2: Bailey Ann Feistner, 19-year-old female from Woonsocket, SD, serious non-life-threatening injuries
Vehicle 2: 2018 Ford F-150
Seat Belt Used: Yes

Turner County, S.D.- A Laurel, NE woman died Saturday morning in a two-vehicle collision 12 miles west of Beresford, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Tracy A. Mortenson, the driver of a 2018 Ford Explorer, was traveling eastbound on SD Highway 46. At the same time, Bailey A. Feistner, the driver of a 2018 Ford F-150, was northbound on SD 19 and failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of SD 46. The vehicles collided, sending them both into the northeast ditch.

Mortenson passed away at the scene. Feistner sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.

The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.

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