A Twin Lake, MI, man has been identified as the person who died Tuesday night (Aug. 29, 2023) in a car versus semi collision two miles west of Wagner, S.D.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan was traveling south on S.D. Highway 50. At the intersection with S.D. Highway 46, the Grand Caravan stopped at the stop sign. A 2019 Peterbilt Semi tractor trailer was traveling westbound on SD 46 and did not have a stop sign at the intersection with SD 50.
As the Semi was traveling through the intersection the Grand Caravan pulled out in front of the Semi. The Semi struck the Grand Caravan sending it into the north ditch. The driver of the Caravan was ejected from the vehicle.
The driver of the Grand Caravan, Robert Kozik, age 68 was taken by ambulance to the Wagner Hospital where he died as a result of his injuries.
He was not wearing a seatbelt.
The driver of the Semi, Wayne Fiebelkorn, age 47, was not injured. He was wearing a seatbelt.
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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