Man Killed in Crash Near Carpenter Identified
October 26, 2026
CARPENTER, S.D. (KWAT)–An ATV driver killed last week in an accident on the Spink-Beadle County line has been identified.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol says 44 year-old Christopher Smith of Hitchcock died when he was struck by a semi on Highway 28, ten miles west of Carpenter.
Smith was attempting to make a left turn onto a driveway when he pulled in front of a semi that was trailing him.
The semi driver locked up his brakes but struck the ATV. The semi was driven by 80 year-old MIke Waldner of Iroquois. He was not hurt.\—————————–
YANKTON, S.D. (KWAT)–A 43 year-old Yankton man was killed in a single vehicle crash in the Yankton city limits Saturday night.
He was eastbound on Highway 52 when his car left the road and struck a metal guide wire support. The car rolled and the driver, who was not buckled up, was ejected.
He was taken to a Yankton hospital where he died from his injuries.
CORSICA, S.D. (KWAT)–Two people died Saturday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash nine miles east of Corsica.
A van and pickup collided at an intersection. The driver of the van and one of his passengers were ejected from the vehicle and both died.
The van had a total of seven passengers. Four of them were taken to the Parkston Medical Center before two of them were transported to a Sious Falls hospital.
The driver of the pickup and his passenger were taken to a Mitchell hospital with minor injuries.
