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Names released in Pennington County Fatal Crash

Fatal Trike Crash

RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Whitewood, S.D. woman has been identified as the person who died Sunday in a single vehicle crash one mile south of Rapid City, S.D.

Preliminary crash information indicates a 2016 Harley Davidson trike was traveling south on Neck Yoke Road when they left the road to the right for an unknown reason.  The trike entered the ditch and became airborne for a brief period of time.  The passenger became separated from the trike.  The driver did not separate from the trike which came to rest in the ditch.

The driver, Paul Gangelhoff, age 78, sustained minor injuries.

He was not wearing a helmet.

The passenger, Jacqueline Gangelhoff, age 66, sustained fatal injuries.

She was not wearing a helmet.

South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

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Rapid City, US
2:14 pm, October 4, 2023
65°F
broken clouds
Wind: 10 mph
Pressure: 1013 mb
Visibility: 10 km
Sunrise: 6:53 am
Sunset: 6:29 pm
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