BRITTON, S.D. (KFGO) – A Havana, North Dakota man has been identified as the person who died Tuesday, March 14th in a two-vehicle crash east of Britton.

Preliminary crash information indicates that a pickup was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 10 when it entered the westbound lane and collided head-on with a westbound car.

William Krafka, the 83-year-old driver of the pickup, was dead at the scene. Cade Roerig of Eden, South Dakota the 19-year-old driver of the car, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to an Aberdeen hospital.

Both drivers were wearing seat belts.

A portion the highway was closed to traffic for about five hours. The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.