Lincoln County Fatal Crash
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, March 19, 2022
CONTACT: Tony Mangan, Public Information Officer, 605-280-5648
Lincoln County Fatal Crash
What: Two-Vehicle Crash
Where: Intersection of 275th Street and 466th Avenue
Three miles north of Lennox, S.D.
When: 5:41 a.m., Saturday, March 19, 2022
Driver No. 1: Male, 32, Serious Non-Life Threatening Injuries
Vehicle: 2016 Dodge Ram 2500 Pickup
Driver No. 2: Female, 59, Fatal Injuries
Vehicle: 2002 Toyota Camry
LENNOX, S.D. – One person died early Saturday morning in a two-vehicle crash north of Lennox.
Names of the two people involved are not yet being released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2002 Toyota Camry was eastbound on 275th Street when it collided in the intersection with an 2016 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup that was southbound on 466th Avenue. Both vehicles went off the roadway into a field.
The 59-year-old female driver of the Toyota was pronounced dead at the scene. The 32-year-old male driver of the pickup sustained serious non-life threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to a Sioux Falls hospital. Both drivers 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 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.