Lee Waltner, 39, killed and three people injured in wrong-way collision on Highway 42 near Hartford, South Dakota
1 dead, 3 critically injured in head-on crash near Wall Lake
Swenson says the older man was pronounced dead at the scene. The man's 12- and 9-year-old daughters along with the wrong-way driver were taken to Sioux Falls hospitals in critical condition.
Authorities ID Minnesota man killed in South Dakota crash
Waltner was declared dead at the scene. His 8- and 9-year-old daughters who were traveling with him and the driver of the other car were taken to a Sioux Falls hospital with injuries that the patrol said were serious but not life-threatening.
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Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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