Names Released in Deuel County Fatal Crash

By Mitchell Now November 18, 2024 8:17 am

What: Two vehicle fatal crash
Where: US 212, mile marker 399, 10 miles northeast of Clear Lake, SD
When: 5:45 p.m., Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Driver 1: Richard Allen Vant Hul, 53-year-old male from Sioux Falls, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2022 Chrysler Voyager LX
Seat Belt Used: Yes

Driver 2: Kevin Kipyego Mengich, 27-year-old male from White Bear Lake, MN, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Vehicle 2: 2013 Ford Econoline
Seat Belt Used: Yes

Deuel County, S.D.- One person died, and another was injured Tuesday evening in a two-vehicle crash near Clear Lake, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Richard Allen Vant Hul, the driver of a 2022 Chrysler Voyager, was traveling eastbound on US 212 near mile marker 399. At the same time, Kevin Kipyego Mengich, the driver of a 2013 Ford Econoline, was traveling westbound on US 212 and crossed into the eastbound lane to pass a vehicle in front of him. While passing, he collided head-on with the approaching Chrysler Voyager.

Vant Hul died at the scene. Mengich sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.

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