Florida trucker killed in Haakon County crash identified

South Dakota Department of Public Safety
Posted 9/23/24

PHILIP — A Florida man who died Sept. 18 when his semi collided with another semi in a two-vehicle crash 34 miles northwest of Philip has been identified by authorities.

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Florida trucker killed in Haakon County crash identified

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PHILIP — A Florida man who died Sept. 18 when his semi collided with another semi in a two-vehicle crash 34 miles northwest of Philip has been identified by authorities.

Preliminary crash information indicates Jose Antonio Perez Martinez, 59, of Humble, Texas, the driver of a 2001 Freightliner, was parked in the lane of travel with its emergency flashers on near mile marker 128 on State Highway 34 in Haakon County. Gianny Estevez Garcia, 25, of Fort Myers, Florida, the driver of a 1996 Freightliner heading the same direction, struck the back of the parked semi.

Martinez was moving about the cab during the collision and suffered serious, non-life-threatening injuries. A passenger, Nolberto Garcia Hernandez, 51, of Odessa, Texas, was outside of the vehicle at the time and uninjured. Gianny Garcia sustained fatal injuries.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.