Names Released in Yankton County Fatal Crash
What: Two vehicle fatal crash
Where: SD Highway 50, mile marker 375, seven miles west of Yankton, SD
When: 5:31 a.m., Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Vehicle 1: 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt
Driver 1: Andrew Lee Kotalik, 30-year-old male from Yankton, SD, fatal injuries
Seatbelt Use: Yes
Vehicle 2: 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt
Driver 2: Douglas Allen Zimmerman, 52-year-old male from Tabor, SD, life-threatening injuries
Seatbelt Use: Yes
Yankton County, S.D.- A 30-year-old man suffered fatal injuries Tuesday morning in a two vehicle crash seven miles west of Yankton, SD.
Preliminary crash information indicates Andrew L. Kotalik, the driver of a 2008 Chevrolet Colbalt, was traveling westbound on SD Highway 50 near mile marker 375. At that location, a deceased deer was laying in the westbound roadway. Kotalik hit the deer, lost control of the vehicle, and entered the eastbound lane. At the same time, Douglas A. Zimmerman, the driver of a 2010 Chevrolet Colbalt, was approaching from the opposite direction and collided with Kotalik. Both vehicles came to rest in the south ditch.
Kotalik sustained fatal injuries from the crash. Zimmerman sustained life-threatening injuries. Both were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.