A Long Lake, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash south of Frederick, S.D.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2008 Ford F250 pickup driven by Chad Muckey of Ellendale, N.D. was traveling south on U.S. Highway 281. A 2015 Buick Lacrosse driven by Willard Goeshel of Long Lake, S.D. was northbound on U.S. Highway 281. As the Buick Lacrosse attempted to make a left turn onto S.D. Highway 10, it turned in front of the Ford F250 pickup. The Buick Lacrosse and Ford F250 pickup collided head-on and came to rest in the southwest ditch of the intersection.
Goeshel, 85, died from injuries he sustained in the crash.
Muckey, 40, suffered serious non-life-threatening injuries.
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.