HARRISBURG Authorities have released the names of the two people who died in a two-vehicle collision on Nov. 16 three miles south of Harrisburg.
Preliminary crash information indicates Jeffrey Lynn Joneson, 59, of Harrisburg and the driver of a 1999 Ford F-250, was traveling southbound on state Highway 115 near 276th Street. At the same time, a 2019 Toyota Camry was eastbound on 276th Street. After stopping at the stop sign, the Camry entered the intersection and collided with the Ford. Both vehicles came to rest in the ditch.
The driver and passenger in the Camry, Harrisburg residents Arnold and Rita Ardell Topf, both 79, died on scene. Joneson had no injuries.
TheSouth Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.All information released so far is only preliminary.


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