An 86 year old man from Hurley died Monday from injuries he sustained in a three-vehicle crash near Lennox on October 28th.
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported shortly before noon the 51 year old female driver of a Ford Expedition was traveling westbound on SD 44 near 463rd Avenue when she slowed down to make a left turn. The 23 year old male driver of a Chevrolet Express G2500 was also traveling westbound and did not see the Ford slow down. The Chevrolet rear ended the Ford. The Ford spun and struck a Volkswagen Taos which was traveling eastbound. The Volkswagen left the roadway and drove into the north ditch.
The Volkswagen’s 86 year old male passenger was transported to a Sioux Falls hospital via Life Flight. He died from his injuries on November 2nd. The 80 year old female driver of the Volkswagen and driver of the Ford were taken to a Sioux Falls hospital with serious non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Chevrolet was not injured.
Names of the people involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is leading the investigation.