Two dead following two-vehicle crash on I-90 east of Plankinton

By Mitchell Now May 15, 2023 8:07 am

Two people died Saturday evening in a two-vehicle crash east of Plankinton.

Names of the three persons involved have not yet been released pending notification of family members.

Preliminary crash information indicates a 1999 Ford Crown Victoria was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 90 near mile marker 311 at around 9:45 PM Saturday when it collided head on with a westbound 2024 Kenworth semi-tractor trailer combination.

The 17-year-old male driver and the 29-year-old male passenger of the Ford were pronounced dead at the scene. Both occupants of the Ford were not wearing their seatbelts. The 63-year-old male driver of the semi-truck was wearing a seatbelt and was not injured.

South Dakota’s 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.

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