One person died Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash west of Howard.
Names of those involved are not being released pending notification of family members.
A 2019 Kenworth W900 truck, pulling a grain trailer, was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 34 near the intersection of South Dakota Highway 25. It was struck by a 2016 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 box truck that was northbound on South Dakota Highway 25 and failed to stop at the stop sign.
The 35-year-old male driver of the box truck was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver, a 51-year-old male, was not injured. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
