Names Released In Grant County Fatal Crash
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021
CONTACT: Tony Mangan, Public Information Officer, 605-280-5648
Names Released In Grant County Fatal Crash
What: UTV Fatal Crash
Where: Intersection of 483rd Avenue and 148th Street
Four miles east of Milbank, SD.
When: 1:56 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021
Occupant: Nathan Strege, 36, Milbank, SD, Minor Injuries
Occupant: Paul Grabow, 43, Wall, SD, Fatal Injuries
Vehicle: 2021 Polaris Rzr XP 4 Turbo
MILBANK, S.D. – A Wall, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died early Sunday morning in an UTV crash east of Milbank.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2021 Polaris Rzr XP 4 Turbo UTV was eastbound on 148th Street when the driver lost control while making a left-hand turn onto 483rd Avenue. The vehicle rolled into the east ditch and both occupants were thrown from the UTV.
One occupant, 43-year-old Paul Grabow, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other occupant, 36-year-old Nathan Strege of Milbank, SD, suffered minor injuries and was transported to the Milbank hospital. Neither occupant was wearing a seat belt.
The identification of the driver is under investigation.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
The Highway Patrol is part 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.
