BERESFORD, SD : man identified who was killed in crash on Tuesday, 21st February 2023

A Crofton man has been identified as the person who died Tuesday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash east of Beresford.

Joseph Tramp III, 76, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a statement from the South Dakota Highway Patrol. He was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the semi-truck and trailer he was driving.

The crash happened at 12:29 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 46 and 473rd Avenue, two miles east of Beresford.

The statement said Tramp was driving a 2007 Kenworth semi-truck and trailer eastbound on Highway 46 when he swerved to avoid rear-ending an eastbound pickup driven by 45-year-old Brian Jensen, of Burbank, South Dakota. The pickup was turning into a private driveway.

The semi-truck and trailer crossed into the westbound lane and collided head-on with a westbound 2012 Kenworth semi-truck and trailer, which was driven by Dustin Aspaas, 38, of Baltic, South Dakota. The 2012 Kenworth was hauling ethanol fuel at the time.


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