HOWARD, S.D. (KELO.com) — A Valley Springs, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died last Thursday in a two-vehicle crash west of Howard.
A 2019 Kenworth W900 truck, pulling a grain trailer, was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 34 near the intersection of South Dakota Highway 25. It was struck by a 2016 Freightliner Sprinter 3500 box truck that was northbound on South Dakota Highway 25 and failed to stop at the stop sign.
Roman Flora, the 35-year-old male driver of the box truck, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver, 51-year-old Herman Wipf of Brandon, was not injured. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts.
(SOURCE: SD Highway Patrol)
What: Two-Vehicle Fatal Crash
Where: South Dakota Highway 34, mile marker 359
Seven miles west of Howard, S.D.
When: 9:10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019
Driver No. 1: Roman Flora, 35, Valley Springs, S.D., Fatal InjuriesVehicle: 2016 Freightliner Sprinter 3500 box truck
Driver No. 2: Herman Wipf, 51, Brandon, S.D., No Injuries
Vehicle: 2019 Kenworth W900 truck
