Springfield man dies from injurie sustained from December 22nd accident in Chancellor, SD

A Springfield, SD man died Friday from injuries sustained in a December 22 crash in Chancellor, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Clark Dana Erickson, the driver of a 2005 Jeep Renegade, was traveling on Third Street near Dewey Avenue in Chancellor, SD. The driver lost control of the vehicle and drove off the roadway to the east, struck a utility pole, side-swiped an RV, and came to rest in the front lawn of a residential property. 

Erickson was taken to Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls with life-threatening injuries. He died from injuries sustained in the crash on January 2.  

The South Dakota 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.