PIERRE, (KCCR) — The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in Dewey County. The crash happened Monday afternoon around four p-m, six miles west of Ridgeview on U-S Highway 212. According to the Highway Patrol’s preliminary investigation of the crash a 2016 Tiffin Motor Home recreational vehicle was traveling west on Highway 212 towing a Jeep Wrangler. The trailing Jeep began to sway on the slush and snow covered highway surface, causing the R-V to lose control. The R-V then entered the ditch where it rolled over. Two men were in the Motor Home at the time. The 85 year-old male passenger from Palm City, Florida died in the crash. The driver, an 87 year-old man from New Medows Idaho suffered serious non-life threatening injuries. Seat belt use by both men remain under investigation. The names of those involved are being withheld pending notification of family.
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