Minnehaha County, S.D.- A Jasper, MN man died in a collision Thursday evening, November 14, three miles north of Garretson, SD.
Preliminary crash information indicates Maureen Ann Bell, the driver of a 2020 Buick Encore was traveling northbound on SD Highway 11.
At the same time, Jose Gabriel Hidalgo Gomez, the driver of a 2015 Kia Sorento was traveling eastbound on 250th Street and failed to yield at a stop sign at the intersection with Hwy 11 and collided with the oncoming Buick. Dense fog is a contributing factor in the crash.
The drivers of both vehicles sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries.
A passenger in the Buick, Robert Stephen Bell, sustained fatal injuries and passed away at the scene.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.