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Names Released In Codington County Fatal Crash

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What:    Two-Vehicle Crash

Where:  Interstate 29, mile marker 191

              11 miles north of Watertown, S.D.

When:   10:09 a.m., Thursday, May 12,2022

 

Driver No. 1: Vivica Barse, 19, Peever, S.D., No Injuries

Vehicle: 2010 Chevy Malibu

Driver No. 2: Andrzej Walczak, 68, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, Fatal Injuries

Vehicle: 2015 Honda 750 Aero Motorcycle

 

WATERTOWN S.D. –  A Winnipeg Manitoba Canada man has been identified as the person who died Thursday in a vehicle-motorcycle crash north of Watertown. 

Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2015 Honda 750 Aero motorcycle was southbound on Interstate 29 when it was rear-ended by a southbound 2010 Chevy Malibu. Andrzej Walczak, the 68-year-old motorcycle driver, was thrown from the motorcycle and was pronounced dead at the scene. He was wearing a helmet.

Vivica Barse of Pever, S.D., 19, was the driver of the Chevy Malibu and was not injured. Seatbelt use is under investigation and charges are pending. 

South Dakota’s 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.             

CONTACT: Tony Mangan, Public Information Officer, 605-280-5648                         

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Note: Records of state-reportable crashes are now available at http://www.safesd.gov/  Records should be available about 10 days after the investigation is complete.

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