A 66 year old man from Worthing, SD, has died as a result of injuries suffered Friday (April 15, 2022) in a two-vehicle crash three miles southeast of Lennox.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates that a 2017 Ford Escape was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 44 when it crossed the center line and collided head-on with a westbound 1999 Chevrolet C1500 pickup. Bruce Hartman, the pickup driver, sustained life-threatening injuries. He was airlifted to a Sioux Falls hospital where he died Sunday (April 17, 2022). He was not wearing a seat belt.
James Miles of Worthing, 44, was the driver of Ford. He was wearing a seat belt, received minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to a Sioux Falls hospital. Charges are pending against him.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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