Moody County Fatal Crash

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, Jan. 24, 2022
CONTACT: Tony Mangan, Public Information Officer, 605-280-5648
 
 Moody County Fatal Crash
 
What:    Two-Vehicle Crash
Where:  Interstate 29, mile marker 114
              Eight miles west of Flandreau, S.D.
When:   9 a.m., Monday, Jan. 24, 2022
 
Driver: Male, 19, No Injuries
Passengers: Male, 18, Serious Non-Life Threatening Injuries
                      Male, 42, Minor Injuries
Vehicle: 2006 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup
 
Driver: Male, 75, Fatal Injuries
Passenger: Female, 76, Life-Threatening Injuries
Vehicle: 2006 Nissan Murano
 
                  
FLANDREAU, S.D. –  One person died and three others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning west of Flandreau.  
 
Names of the five people involved are not being released pending notification of family members.
 
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado pickup, pulling an enclosed trailer, was northbound on Interstate 29 when the vehicle hit a patch of ice. The vehicle and trailer slid through the median and collided with a 2006 Nissan Murano, that was southbound on Interstate 29.
 
The 75-year-old male driver of the Nissan was pronounced dead at the scene. The 76-year-old female passenger sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to a Sioux Falls hospital. Both were wearing seat belts.
 
Two male passengers in the pickup were injured. One passenger, 18, suffered serious non-life threatening injuries and was transported to a Sioux Falls hospital. The other passenger, 42, received minor injuries and was taken to the Flandreau hospital. The 19-year-old male driver was not injured. Seat belt use for all three pickup occupants is under investigation.
 
Both I-29 southbound lanes were closed to traffic for several hours.
 
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.
 

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