SPEARFISH, S.D. – A Whitewood, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Wednesday morning in a one-vehicle crash east of Spearfish.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado pickup was eastbound on Interstate 90 when the male driver lost control and the vehicle entered the median. The vehicle struck the concrete pillar for the Exit 17 overpass.
Michael Richardson, Jr., the 40-year-old driver, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
Time of the actual crash has not yet been determined.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
