A Huron, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died early Saturday morning in a two vehicle crash 12 miles west of Madison, S.D.
Preliminary crash information indicates a 2017 Chevrolet Cruz driven by 83 year old Dwight Hale of Huron was traveling east on U.S. Highway 81. A 2007 Ford F-250, driven by 22 year old Tatyanna Ekanger of Howard was traveling west on U.S. Highway 81. The Cruz entered the oncoming lane of travel and collided with the F-250.
Hale, the driver of the Cruz, sustained fatal injuries and was declared deceased at the scene. Ekanger, the driver of the F-250 was not injured. Her passengers, Austin Barnhart and Paul Winker sustained minor injuries and Isaac Feldhaus sustained serious non-life-threatening injuries.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.