Two people suffered fatal injuries in a two-vehicle crash eight miles south of Freeman, SD Monday afternoon.
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported 51 year old Patrick L. Bauder of Scotland was driving a Chevrolet pickup northbound on US Highway 81 at the junction of US highway 18. At the same time, a 2005 Peterbilt tractor/trailer driven by 27 year old Sean M. Lockhorst of Monroe was traveling southbound at the same intersection.
Bauder failed to yield as he turned west onto US 18 and both vehicles collided in the intersection, coming to rest in the southwest ditch of the junction. Bauder and his passenger, 11 year old Jackson P. Bauder, were not wearing seatbelts and both were fatally injured in the crash. Lockhorst also was not wearing his seatbelt but was not injured.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.