Name released of a Woonsocket woman killed in a Jerauld county fatal crash

A Woonsocket, S.D., woman has been identified as the person who died early last Thursday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash southwest of Woonsocket.

Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2015 Toyota Rav4 was westbound on 230^th Street when the driver failed to yield for a yield sign at the intersection with 393^rd Avenue. It collided with a 2003 Sterling Dump Truck which was southbound on 393^rd Avenue. The dump truck went into the west ditch and rolled.

Karen Kogel, a 70-year-old female passenger in the Toyota, was pronounced dead at the scene. David Kogel of Woonsocket, the 72-year-old male driver, sustained life-threatening injuries. Three other passengers received minor injuries.

Tanner Grohs, 45, of Wessington Springs was the driver of the dump truck. He suffered minor injuries.

All occupants in both vehicles were wearing seatbelts.

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.