Names Released in Meade County Fatal Crash

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The names have been released following a fatal crash in Meade County near Sturgis on the 4th of July.

The Department of Public Safety release reads as follows…

What: Two-vehicle fatal crash

Where:  SD Highway 34, mile marker 38, two miles east of Sturgis, SD

When: 10:10 a.m., Monday, July 1, 2024

Vehicle 1: 2017 Chevrolet Silverado

Driver 1: John Joseph Lundin, 82-year-old male from Sturgis, SD, fatal injuries

Seatbelt Use: No

Vehicle 2: 2005 Dodge Ram 2500

Driver 2: Jerry Lee Seaman, a 72-year-old male from Newell, SD, serious, non-life-threatening injuries

Seatbelt Use: Yes

Passenger 1: Dixie Lee Seaman, 72-year-old female from Newell, SD, with serious, non-life-threatening injuries

Seatbelt Use: No

Meade County, S.D.- An 82-year-old man died July 4 from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash July 1 near Sturgis, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates John J. Lundin, the driver of a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado, was traveling eastbound on SD Highway 34 near mile marker 38. At the same time, Jerry L. Seaman, the driver of a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500, was traveling westbound on SD Highway 34. While initiating a left-hand turn into a gas station, Lundin turned in front of the Dodge Ram and the vehicles collided head-on. The driver and passenger of the Dodge Ram were transported to a nearby hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries. Lundin was life-flighted to a Rapid City hospital, where he passed away July 4 from his injuries.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.

The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.

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