Lincoln County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash
Where:  US Highway 18, mile marker 429, near Lennox, SD
When:   10:29 a.m., Thursday, March 20, 2025

Driver 1: 21-year-old male from Viborg, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2003 Honda Civic
Seat belt Used: Under investigation

Driver 2: 57-year-old male from Parker, SD, no injuries
Vehicle 2: Semi with oversize load/farm equipment
Seat belt Used: Yes
Passenger 2a: 75-year-old female from Sioux Falls, SD, no injuries
Seat belt Used: Yes

Lincoln County, S.D.- A Viborg, SD man passed away Saturday evening from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash Thursday, March 20 near Lennox, SD.

The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2003 Honda Civic was traveling eastbound on US Highway 18 and drifted into the westbound lane, colliding with an oncoming semi hauling farm equipment. The driver and a passenger in the semi were not injured. The driver of the Civic was taken to a Sioux Falls hospital and passed away as a result of those injuries on the evening of March 22.

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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Note: Records of state-reportable crashes are now available at http://www.safesd.gov/ . Records should be available about 10 days after the investigation is complete.