LEAD, S.D. – A Lead, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died last Wednesday afternoon in an ATV crash northwest of Lead.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2016 Polaris Ranger XP ATV was westbound in a ditch south of US Highway 14A when the driver lost control. The ATV rolled over and the driver was thrown from the vehicle.
James Luze, Jr., the 59-year-old driver, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
