PIERRE, S.D. – A Sioux Falls, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Saturday evening in a two-vehicle crash 18 miles west of Kadoka, S.D.
Preliminary crash information indicates a 2020 Hyundai Elantra was driving the wrong direction, west in the eastbound lane of 1-90.
At about 9:39 p.m. the Hyundai crashed head on with a 2016 Chrysler Town and Country that was driving east in the eastbound lane of I-90 near mile marker 134.
The driver of the Chrysler Town and Country, Isaac Thompson, age 24, sustained serious non-life-threatening injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Philip Hospital.
He was wearing a seatbelt.
The passenger in the Chrysler, Mahra Wick, age 22, sustained serious non-life-threatening injuries and was taken by ambulance to a Rapid City hospital.
She was wearing a seatbelt.
The driver of the Hyundai, Samuel Vining, age 31, sustained fatal injuries.
He was wearing a seatbelt.
I 90 was closed at mile maker 131 and traffic was detoured for about two hours until 1 90 reopened.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
