A 25 year old man from Florida died early Wednesday morning (Sept. 18, 2024, 12:46am) when his semi collided with another semi 34 miles northwest of Philip in Haakon County. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates the 59 year old male driver of a 2001 Freightliner was parked in the lane of travel– with emergency flashers on– near mile marker 128 on SD Highway 34 in Haakon County. The driver of a 1996 Freightliner, heading the same direction, struck the back of the parked semi. The driver of the 2001 Freightliner was moving about the cab during the collision and suffered serious, non-life-threatening injuries. A passenger was outside of the vehicle at the time and was not injured. The driver of the 1996 Freightliner sustained fatal injuries. The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.