Summit man identified as person killed in single vehicle accident east of Ortley

A Summit, SD man died Saturday afternoon in a single vehicle crash six miles south east of Ortley, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Eliseo Mendez Gomez, the driver of a 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix, was traveling south on 452^nd Avenue near 147^th Street when he lost control of the vehicle and partially entered the east ditch. The driver over corrected, then rolled, coming to rest in the west ditch.

Gomez was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

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.