SEPTEMBER 12, 2022:
A 47 year old man from Vero Beach, Florida, has been identified as the person killed around 11:30am Wednesday (Sept. 7, 2022) in a two-vehicle crash four miles east of Bowdle.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates a 1995 International 9400 straight truck was northbound on 330th Avenue when the driver failed to stop at the stop sign and attempted to cross US Highway 12. The truck was struck by a Peterbilt semi-truck and trailer that was westbound on US Highway 12.
Curtis Baker, the driver of the semi-truck, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt. The 59-year-old Steven Dupper of Herreid, the driver of the straight truck, suffered minor injuries and was transported to the Bowdle hospital. He was wearing a seatbelt. Charges against him are pending.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022:
A 47 year old man was killed around 11:30am yesterday (Sept. 7, 2022) in a two-vehicle crash four miles east of Bowdle.
Names of the two people involved have not yet been released.
Preliminary crash information indicates a 1995 International 9400 straight truck was northbound on 330th Avenue when the driver failed to stop at the stop sign and attempted to cross US Highway 12. The truck was struck by a Peterbilt semi-truck and trailer that was westbound on US Highway 12.
The 47-year-old male driver of the semi-truck was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt. The 59-year-old male driver of the straight truck suffered minor injuries and was transported to the Bowdle hospital. He was wearing a seatbelt. Charges against him are pending.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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