Names have been released of those involved in a two-vehicle head-on fatal crash that occurred Thursday afternoon on Interstate 90, three miles east of Alexandria, S.D.
The crash occurred at 4:30 p.m. when a 1995 Chevrolet pickup was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes. The pickup collided with another vehicle. Both vehicles were engulfed in flames.
75 year old David Wise of Salem, S.D., was the driver of the pickup. He died at the scene.
Three occupants in the second vehicle also died. They were the driver, 28 year old Ryan Hrubes, and passengers, 59 year old Theresa Schenzel, and 54 year old Tyler Schenzel. The front seat passenger, 26 year old Emily Hrubes suffered serious non-life threatening injuries. All four are from Omaha, NE.
Debris from the crash struck a westbound 2014 Toyota SUV. The two occupants of the SUV were not injured.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. Other agencies at the scene were the Hanson County Sheriff’s Office, Davison County Sheriff’s Office, Hanson County Emergency Management, Alexandria Fire Department, Emery Fire Department and Mitchell Police Department.
