A Dell Rapids, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash 10 miles NW of Tyndall, S.D.
Preliminary crash information indicates a 2017 Kenworth T8000 semi-tractor-trailer was driving southbound S.D. 37. A 2007 Nissan Xterra was traveling westbound on S.D. 46. The driver of the Nissan Xterra failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection with S.D. 37 and was struck in a t-bone manner by the Kenworth T8000. Traffic on S.D. 37 does not stop at this intersection. Both vehicles came to a final rest in the southwest ditch.
Bradley Jones, age 63, the driver of the 2017 Kenworth T8000 received minor injuries.
He was wearing a seatbelt.
Jose Valera Diaz, age 43, the driver of the 2007 Nissan Xterra sustained fatal injuries.
He was wearing a seatbelt.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
