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Victim in fatal crash on I-90 was a musician set to perform at the Levitt this weekend
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has released the name of a Flandreau man who died June 2 in a two-vehicle crash a couple miles west of Sioux Falls.
Casey Joe Wilson, 50, died at the scene of the accident at mile marker 394 on Interstate 90.
Wilson was one-half of Sioux Falls country duo The Barn Flies, which was scheduled to perform June 6 at The Levitt. The band was also scheduled to perform Aug. 15 at the Blue Rock Bar & Grill.
Wilson was a leading Sioux Falls figure in efforts to reform state custody laws, organizing social media campaigns and leading the 'Kids Need Both Parents PAC.'
Visitation services for him will be 4-7 p.m. June 6 at Flandreau High School, and a night of honoring Wilson will occur afterward at The Merc in Flandreau, which is owned by Wilson and his wife, Carleen Wild.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. June 7 at Flandreau High School.
According to the Department of Public Safety, the crash occurred at 9:06 a.m., when Wilson's 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan was heading west and collided with the rear of a 2015 Ford F-350 road construction vehicle that was stopped in the right lane with active warning signals. He was directing traffic into the left lane.
The impact sent the construction truck into the median, where it caught fire. Wilson's vehicle came to a stop on the westbound shoulder.
Authorities confirmed Wilson was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene. The driver of the Ford truck sustained minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the crash.
This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Sioux Falls fatal crash victim was half of country duo The Barn Flies
