What: Two vehicle fatal crash
Where: 397th Ave and Interstate 90, 2 miles south of Mt. Vernon, SD
When: 10:53 a.m., Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Driver 1: Male, 63, No injuries
Vehicle 1: 2014 Caterpillar Highway Maintainer
Driver 2: Male, 24, Fatal injuries
Vehicle 2: 2011 Chrysler 200
Davison County, S.D.- One person died Wednesday morning in a two vehicle crash in Davison County.
The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates a 2014 Caterpillar highway maintainer was driving northbound on 397th Avenue. A 2011 Chrysler 200 was traveling southbound on 397th Ave at the I-90 overpass.
The driver of the Caterpillar was drifting into the ditch but overcorrected crossing the center line into the path of Chrysler 200. The vehicles collided in the southbound lane of the roadway. The driver of the Chrysler has pronounced deceased at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt. The driver of the Caterpillar was not injured.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.