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Names Released in Clark County Fatal Crash

Names Released in Clark County Fatal Crash

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A Brentford, S.D., woman has been identified as the person who died Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash that occurred near Wallace.

Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2019 GMC Terrain SUV was westbound on South Dakota Highway 20, near the intersection with 436th Avenue, when the vehicle crossed the centerline and collided head-on with an eastbound 2019 Kenworth Semi-tractor and trailer.

Jacklyn Fortin, the 32-year-old driver of the SUV, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her seatbelt use is under investigation.

Joshua Gates of Gilman, Iowa, 33, was the driver of the semi-tractor trailer. He was not injured and was wearing a seatbelt.

That section of Highway 20 was closed to traffic for about five hours.

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