Names Released in Minnehaha County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash
Where:  Interstate 29, mile marker 79, Sioux Falls, SD
When:   11:34 p.m., Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Driver 1: Tracey Scott Nuss, 59-year-old male from Sioux Falls, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2008 Lexus IS250
Seat belt Used: Yes

Driver 2: James Allen Crofutt, 57-year-old male from Council Bluffs, IA, no injuries
Vehicle 2: 2024 Freightliner Cascadia
Seat belt Used: Yes

Minnehaha County, S.D.- A Sioux Falls man died in a collision with a semi Tuesday evening in Sioux Falls, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Tracey Scott Nuss, the driver of a 2008 Lexus IS250 was traveling northbound on Interstate 29 in a construction zone near mile marker 79. At the same time, a 2024 Freightliner Cascadia with double trailers driven by James Allen Crofutt was traveling the same direction in the next lane. The trailer wheels struck a concrete barrier, sending the second trailer airborne which then tipped over, landing on the Lexus. Both vehicles came to rest in the east ditch.

Nuss was pronounced deceased at the scene. Crofutt was not injured.

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.