The names involved in a fatal accident near Gayville last Saturday have been released.
Preliminary crash information indicates a Ford van driven by Michael J. Myers of Sioux Falls was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of SD Highway 50 near Gayville. At the same time, a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Alex R. Heine of Fordyce, Nebraska, was traveling westbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 50. The vehicles crashed head-on.
Myers received fatal injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt. Heine was wearing a seatbelt and received serious life-threatening injuries and was flown by helicopter to a Sioux Falls hospital. The passenger in the Tahoe, Emily Heine, was transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. She was also wearing a seatbelt.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
