FEBRUARY 21, 2024:
A 45-year-old man from Sioux Falls died Saturday evening (Feb. 17, 2024, 8:49pm) in a two-vehicle crash seven miles east of Yankton in Yankton County.
Preliminary crash information indicates a Ford van driven by Michael J. Myers of Sioux Falls was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of SD Highway 50 near Gayville. At the same time, a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Alex R. Heine of Fordyce, Nebraska, was traveling westbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 50. The vehicles crashed head-on.
Myers received fatal injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt. Heine was wearing a seatbelt and received serious life-threatening injuries and was flown by helicopter to a Sioux Falls hospital. The passenger in the Tahoe, Emily Heine, was transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. She was also wearing a seatbelt.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
FEBRUARY 19, 2024:
A 45-year-old man died Saturday evening (Feb. 17, 2024, 8:49pm) in a two-vehicle crash seven miles east of Yankton in Yankton County.
The names of the people involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates a Ford van was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of SD Highway 50 near Gayville. At the same time, a Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling westbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 50. The vehicles crashed head-on. The driver of the van received fatal injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt. The driver of the Tahoe was wearing a seatbelt and received serious life-threatening injuries and was flown by helicopter to a Sioux Falls hospital. The passenger in the Tahoe was transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. She was also wearing a seatbelt.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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