Oct. 28, 2025:
Two people died in a two-vehicle crash early Friday morning (Oct. 24, 2025, at 3:30am), seven miles north of Mission, SD.
Preliminary crash information indicates 73 year old Priscilla M. Wagner from Laurel, DE, the driver of a 2023 Kenworth T680, was traveling northbound on US Highway 83 near mile marker 29. At the same time, 65 year old Kenneth George Peters of Torrington, WY, the driver of a Ford F250 was traveling southbound and sideswiped the semi. The Ford came to rest in the southbound ditch. After the collision, the semi caught fire and the cab separated from the chassis and rolled into the northbound ditch.
Priscilla Wagner and a passenger in the semi, 70 year old Richard Arthur Wagner also of Laurel, DE, both died at the scene. Peters sustained life-threatening injuries and a passenger, 20 year old Talon Jacob Hostetler of Torrington, WY, was not injured.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
Oct. 26, 2025:
Two people died in a two-vehicle crash early Friday morning (Oct. 24, 2025, at 3:30am), seven miles north of Mission, SD.
The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2023 Kenworth T680 was traveling northbound on US Highway 83 near mile marker 29. At the same time, the driver of a Ford F250 was traveling southbound and sideswiped the semi. The Ford came to rest in the southbound ditch. After the collision, the semi caught fire and the cab separated from the chassis and rolled into the northbound ditch.
Both occupants of the semi– the 73 year old female driver and a 70 year old male passenger, both from Laurel, DE, died at the scene. The 65 year old male driver of the Ford from Torrington, WY, sustained life-threatening injuries and a 20 year old male passenger also from Torrington, WY, was not injured.
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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