A Beresford, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash, 9 miles north of Beresford, S.D.

Preliminary crash information indicates a 2023 John Deere tractor pulling a silage trailer was eastbound on 288th St. It entered the intersection of 472nd Ave and collided with a 2008 Buick Lacrosse. The Lacrosse came to rest east of the intersection and caught fire. The John Deere rolled just east of the intersection separating from the Silage trailer. The driver of the tractor was ejected during the rollover.

288th St. is controlled by a stop sign at this intersection.

The driver of the Buick Lacrosse, Thomas Erickson, age 74, sustained fatal injuries and was deceased at the scene.  He was wearing a seatbelt.

The driver of the John Deere tractor, Hendrik Geustyn, age 26, was taken by ambulance to a local hospital with serious non-life-threatening injuries.  He was not 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.