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Name Released in Tripp County Fatal Crash

Name Released in Tripp County Fatal Crash

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A Burke, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Monday morning in a one-vehicle crash south of Witten.

Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2007 Kenworth W900 cement truck was southbound on South Dakota Highway 53 when the driver lost control. The vehicle went into the east ditch and rolled.

Brian Snyder, the 47-year-old driver, was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.

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