LYMAN COUNTY, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) A 38-year-old man and a 59-year-old man both died Monday evening in a two-vehicle crash in Lyman County. Their names have been released.
Preliminary crash information indicates a Ford F-350 driven by Ryan K. Taylor was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of SD I-90 near Reliance just before 7:45 PM. At the same time, a semi-truck driven by Daniel C. Kirkpatrick was traveling eastbound in the eastbound lanes of I-90. The vehicles crashed head-on. Taylor was pronounced deceased at the scene. Kirkpatrick was transported to a Chamberlain hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.