Haakon County Fatal Crash
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021
CONTACT: Tony Mangan, Public Information Officer, 605-280-5648
Haakon County Fatal Crash
What: Two-Vehicle Crash
Where: 212th Avenue, two miles north of Grindstone Road
20 miles northeast of Philip, S.D.
When: 9:30 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021
Driver No. 1: Male, 50, Fatal Injuries
Passenger: Male, 59, Serious Non-Life Threatening Injuries
Male, 12, Serious Non-Life Threatening Injuries
Vehicle: 2004 Ford F150 Pickup
Driver No. 2: Male, 22, No Injuries
Passenger: Male, 17, No Injuries
Vehicle: 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Pickup
PHILIP, S.D. – One person died and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday morning northeast of Philip.
Names of the five people involved in the crash are not being released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a Ford F150 pickup was northbound on 212th Avenue, which is a gravel road, when the driver attempted to turn towards the east ditch. The vehicle collided with a southbound 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup.
The 50-year-old male driver of the Ford pickup was pronounced dead at the scene. The two male passengers, ages 59 and 12, suffered serious non-life threatening injuries and were transported to the Philip hospital
Both male occupants of the Dodge pickup were not injured.
None of the people involved in the crash were wearing seat belts.
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.
