STURGIS, S.D. – The Highway Patrol has identified an 82 year-old man who died July 4 from injuries sustained in a two vehicle crash July 1 near Sturgis, SD.
Preliminary crash information indicates John J. Lundin of Sturgis, the driver of a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado, was traveling eastbound on SD Highway 34 near mile marker 38.
At the same time, Jerry L. Seaman of Newell, the driver of a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500, was traveling westbound on SD Highway 34.
While initiating a left-hand turn into a gas station, Lundin turned in front of the Dodge Ram and the vehicles collided head-on.
The driver and passenger of the Dodge Ram were transported to a nearby hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries. Lundin was life-flighted to a Rapid City hospital, where he passed away July 4 from his injuries.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
