A fatal two-vehicle crash 10 miles northwest of Tyndall on August 11th resulted in the death of 43-year-old Jose Valera Diaz from Dell Rapids.
The accident involved a 2007 Nissan Xterra driven by Diaz, heading westbound on S.D. Hwy. 46, and a 2027 Kenworth T8000 semi-tractor-trailer driven by 63-year-old Bradley Jones from Wayne, NE, traveling southbound on Hwy. 37.
Diaz failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Hwy. 46 and Hwy. 37, leading to a t-bone collision with the semi.
Although both drivers were wearing seatbelts, Diaz suffered fatal injuries on impact, while Jones sustained minor injuries.