HERMOSA, S.D. – A Chadron, NE man has been identified as the person who died Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash within the city of Hermosa.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2016 Dodge Journey was northbound on South Dakota Highway 79 when the driver attempted to turn into a parking lot. The Dodge turned into the path of a southbound 2016 Peterbilt semi-truck and trailer.
Dannie Barcal, the 80-year-old driver of the Dodge, was transported by ambulance to a Rapid City hospital where he later died. Nathaniel Sichling, the 29-year-old semi-truck driver from Florence, AZ, was not injured. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
