Moody County, S.D.- A 56-year-old man died Friday afternoon in a single vehicle crash in Moody County.
The name of the person involved has not been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2020 Ford Expedition was traveling north on Interstate 29 when for unknown reasons the vehicle left the road entering the center median where it crashed before coming to a stop in the Big Sioux River. Law enforcement and bystanders on-scene pulled the driver from the vehicle to a nearby sand bar, where EMTs declared the driver deceased.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
What: Single vehicle fatal crash
Where: Interstate 29, mile marker 123, 7 miles south of Brookings, SD
When: 4:09 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2024
Driver 1: Male, 56, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2020 Ford Expedition
Seatbelt Use: No