FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, May 20, 2022
CONTACT: Tony Mangan, Public Information Officer, 605-773-6196
Name Released In Tripp County Fatal Crash
What: One-Vehicle Crash
Where: Intersection of 275th Street and 314th Avenue
Three miles northwest of Winner, S.D.
When: 1:21 a.m., Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Driver: Fredrick Whiting, Jr., Winner, S.D., 20, Fatal Injuries
Vehicle: 2004 Ford F-150 pickup
WINNER, S.D. – A 20-year-old Winner, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died early Tuesday morning in a one-vehicle crash northwest of Winner.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2004 Ford F-150 pickup was northbound on 314th Avenue when the driver lost control near the intersection of 275th Street and 314th Avenue. The pickup rolled.
Fredrick Whiting, Jr., the driver, was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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.
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Note: Records of state-reportable crashes are now available at http://www.safesd.gov/ Records should be available about 10 days after the investigation is complete.