Yankton
CRIME & SAFETY
Names Released in Yankton County Fatal Crash
A 30-year-old man suffered fatal injuries Tuesday morning in a two vehicle crash seven miles west of Yankton, SD. Preliminary crash information indicates Andrew L. Kotalik, the driver of a 2008 Chevrolet Colbalt, was traveling westbound on SD Highway 50 near mile marker 375. At that location, a deceased deer was laying in the westbound roadway. Kotalik hit the deer, lost control of the vehicle, and entered the eastbound lane. At the same time, Douglas A. Zimmerman, the driver of a 2010 Chevrolet Colbalt, was approaching from the opposite direction and collided with Kotalik. Both vehicles came to rest in the south ditch.
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