MAY 30, 2023:
A 92 year old man from Santa Maria, Calif., has been identified as the person who died May 23, 2023, in a two-vehicle crash eight miles east of Menno.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates that a 2008 Chevrolet Express was traveling south on U.S. Highway 81. A 2022 Lincoln UT was traveling east on U.S. Highway 18. The Lincoln did not come to a complete stop at the stop sign and entered the intersection. The Chevrolet collided with the Lincoln, and both vehicles entered the ditch.
Henry Fred Koens, 92, of Santa Maria, Calif., was pronounced deceased.
Gene H. Steffen, the 60-year-old male driver of the Chevrolet, sustained minor injuries.
Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
MAY 24, 2023:
One person died Tuesday afternoon (May 23, 2023) in a two-vehicle crash eight miles east of Menno.
The names of the persons involved have not been released.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates that a 2008 Chevrolet Express was traveling south on U.S. Highway 81. A 2022 Lincoln UT was traveling east on U.S. Highway 18. The Lincoln did not come to a complete stop at the stop sign and entered the intersection. The Chevrolet collided with the Lincoln, and both vehicles entered the ditch.
The 92-year-old male driver of the Lincoln was pronounced deceased. The 60-year-old male driver of the Chevrolet sustained minor injuries.
Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts.
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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