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Names Released in Lincoln County Fatal Crash
What: Single vehicle fatal crash
Where: 272nd Street and 464th Avenue, three miles northwest of Lennox, SD
When: 6:42 p.m. Monday, April 21, 2025
Driver 1: Douglas James Barr, 62-year-old male from Sioux Falls, SD, serious non-life-threatening injuries
Vehicle 1: 1966 Chevrolet Nova
Seat belt Used: Yes
Passenger 1a: Robert Scott Barr, 60-year-old male from Sioux Falls, SD, fatal injuries
Seat belt Used: No
Lincoln County, S.D.- One man died and another was seriously injured in a single vehicle crash Monday night, three miles northwest of Lennox, SD.
Preliminary crash information indicates Douglas James Barr, the driver of a 1966 Chevrolet Nova, was traveling westbound on 272nd Street near 464th Avenue when the vehicle left the lane of travel, entered the south ditch and rolled over a concrete culvert. During the rollover, the front seat passenger was ejected.
Douglas J. Barr sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries. The passenger, Robert Scott Barr, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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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