McCook County, S.D.- Two people died late Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle crash in McCook County.
Preliminary crash information indicates 72-year-old Gerald E. Snoozy of Dell Rapids, SD, was driving a 1991 GMC pickup headed westbound on SD Hwy 38. Gilbert L. Schuchardt, 77, of Spencer, SD was the driver of an eastbound 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass. The vehicles collided in the westbound lane near mile post 331.
The drivers of both vehicles sustained fatal injuries and both were not wearing seatbelts. There were no passengers in either vehicle.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
What: Two vehicle double fatal crash
Where: SD Hwy 38, Mile marker 331, 1 mile west of Salem, SD
When: 11:03 a.m., Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Driver 1: Gerald Eugene Snoozy, Male, 72, from Dell Rapids, SD, Fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 1991 GMC Pickup
Seat Belt Used: No
Driver 2: Gilbert Leslie Schuchardt, Male, 77, from Spencer, SD, Fatal injuries
Vehicle 2: 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass
Seat Belt Used: No