A Florida man died early this morning when his semi collided with another semi in a two-vehicle crash 34 miles northwest of Philip, SD- roughly an hour and a half from Rapid City.
The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2001 Freightliner was parked in the lane of travel with its emergency flasher on near mile marker 128 on SD Highway 34 in Haakon County, SD. The driver of a 1996 Freightliner, heading the same direction, struck the back of the parked semi.
The driver of the 2001 Freightliner was moving about the cab during the collision and suffered serious, non-life-threatening injuries. A passenger was outside of the vehicle at the time and uninjured. The driver of the 1996 Freightliner sustained fatal injuries.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.