Castlewood man named in the one vehicle crash near Estelline

ESTELLINE, S.D.(Press Release) –  A Castlewood, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Monday morning in a one-vehicle crash in Estelline.

Preliminary crash information indicates that a 1996 Dodge Dakota pickup was southbound on 465th Avenue when the driver lost control. The vehicle went into the west ditch and rolled.

Gabriel Hernandez, the  41-year-old driver, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the only occupant and was wearing a seatbelt.

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.