Driver in deadly single-car crash near Vermillion identified
Jun. 9—VERMILLION, S.D. — Authorities have released the identity of a woman who sustained fatal injuries in a car crash in Clay County on Wednesday.
According to a release, Maizie Lynn Ihnen, 22, of Vermillion, was traveling northbound on SD Highway 19 near mile marker 0 in a 2018 Chevrolet Impala. She had just crossed over the Nebraska/South Dakota bridge when she failed to negotiate a curve in the road. Her vehicle entered the east ditch, vaulted over a field approach, and rolled over.
Ihnen was not wearing a seatbelt and sustained fatal injuries.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
