Highway Patrol Releases Name Of Victim In Fatal Crash Near Fort Pierre Friday

Highway Patrol Releases Name Of Victim In Fatal Crash Near Fort Pierre Friday

FORT PIERRE — The South Dakota Highway Patrol has released the name of a 36 year-old woman who died following a crash in Stanley County Friday morning. The driver has been identified as 36 year-old Haley Kern of Hot Springs. The Highway Patrol says Kern was traveling east on South Dakota Highway 14/34 around 8:10 AM one-mile west of Fort Pierre when the crash happened. The 2003 Nissan Xterra Kern was driving left the roadway, crossed the westbound lane and entered the north ditch where the vehicle rolled over. Kern was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle. She was pronounced dead as the scene. The South Dakota Highway Patrol in investigating the crash.