TEA, S.D. – A Sioux Falls, S.D., woman has been identified as the person who died Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash southeast of Tea.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2006 Dodge Durango was westbound on 276th Street when the driver lost control due to snow and ice on the roadway. The vehicle crossed the center line and collided head-on with an eastbound 2014 Peterbilt semi-truck and trailer.
Kathryn Thoreson, the 71-year-old driver of the Dodge, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her seatbelt use is under investigation.
Travis Grave, the 32-year-old male driver of the semi-truck, was not injured. He was wearing a seatbelt.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.