Clay County, S.D.- A 22-year-old woman died Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash near Vermillion, SD.
Preliminary crash information indicates Maizie L. Ihnen, the driver of a 2018 Chevrolet Impala was northbound on SD Highway 19 near mile marker 0, having just crossed over the Nebraska/South Dakota bridge. Ihnen failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and entered the east ditch where the vehicle vaulted over a field approach and rolled. Ihnen was not wearing a seatbelt and sustained fatal injuries.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
What: Single vehicle fatal crash
Where: SD Highway 19, mile marker 0, five miles west of Vermillion, SD
When: 12:31 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Driver 1: Maizie Lynn Ihnen, 22 year-old female from Vermillion, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2018 Chevrolet Impala
Seatbelt Use: No