NOVEMBER 16, 2022:
A 70 year old man from Pierre is one of two people who died Friday afternoon (Nov. 11, 2022, at 12:40pm) in a three-vehicle crash three miles west of Sioux Falls.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates Harry Jackson III was driving a 2005 Ford F150 pickup eastbound on Interstate 90 when it rear-ended an eastbound 2019 Toyota Prius. Jackson lost control and the pickup entered the median and continued into the westbound lane where it collided head-on with a westbound 2017 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT pickup pulling a gooseneck trailer.
Scott Ahlers, the 34-year-old male driver of the Dodge pickup, also died as a result of his injuries.
The two 74-year-old occupants of the Prius, Elmer and Shelly Aakre, were not injured. Both were wearing seatbelts.
Both westbound lanes of I-90 were closed for a time.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
NOVEMBER 13, 2022:
Two people died Friday afternoon (Nov. 11, 2022, at 12:40pm) in a three-vehicle crash three miles west of Sioux Falls.
Names of the four people involved have not yet been released.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates that a 2005 Ford F150 pickup was eastbound on Interstate 90 when it rear-ended an eastbound 2019 Toyota Prius. The pickup driver lost control and the pickup entered the median and continued into the westbound lane where it collided head-on with a westbound 2017 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT pickup pulling a gooseneck trailer.
Both the 70-year-old male driver of the Ford pickup and the 34-year-old male driver of the Dodge pickup died as a result of their injuries. Seatbelt use by both of them are under investigation.
The two 74-year-old occupants of the Prius, a male driver and a female passenger, were not injured. Both were wearing seatbelts.
Both westbound lanes of I-90 were closed for a time.
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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