Names Released In Union County Fatal Crash

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. –  A Vermillion woman has been identified as the person who died early Saturday morning, November 26th in a vehicle-pedestrian crash that occurred north of North Sioux City.

Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2017 Kenworth Construction semi-truck pulling trailers was northbound on Interstate 29 when it hit 39-year-old Amanda Taylor who was walking in the driving lane. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

53-year-old Kelly Westadt Sioux Falls, S.D., was the driver of the semi-truck. He was wearing his seatbelt and was not injured.

That area of Interstate 29 was closed for about 45 minutes.