BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. (KELO) — Authorities have identified the man killed in a crash last weekend east of Belle Fourche.
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says it happened September 2nd near the intersection of McCoy Road and Eaton Lane.
A van pulled off but was partly in the northbound lane when the driver got out to check the mail.
A pickup was heading north on McCoy Road when the 19-year-old man driving tried to swerve.
The pickup hit the door of the van, a group of mailboxes, and the driver.
77-year-old Leroy Fischer suffered fatal injuries.
The passenger in the van and the driver in the pickup were not hurt. However, the passenger in the pickup suffered minor injuries.