Brentford woman identified as victim in Oct. 18 Clark County fatal crash

Watertown Public Opinion
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A Brentford woman has been identified as the person who died Oct. 18 in a two-vehicle crash near Wallace in Clark County.

Preliminary information from the South Dakota Department of Public Safety indicates that Jacklyn Fortin, 32, who was driving a 2019 GMC Terrain SUV, died in the wreck. She was westbound on state Highway 20, near its intersection with 436th Avenue, when she crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a 2019 Kenworth Semi-tractor and trailer in the eastbound lane, according to a news release.

The crash was a mile northwest of Wallace at 10:22 a.m. Joshua Gates of Gilman, Iowa, 33, was the driver of the semi-tractor trailer, per the release. He was not injured and was wearing a seat belt.

That section of Highway 20 was closed to traffic for about five hours.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: Brentford woman died in fatal crash near Wallace on Oct. 18