State of South Dakota
08/05/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/05/2022 12:20
Jerauld County Fatal Crash
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Jerauld County Fatal Crash
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, Aug. 5, 2022
CONTACT:Tony Mangan, Public Information Officer, 605-773-6196
JerauldCounty Fatal Crash
What:Two-Vehicle Crash
Where:Intersection of 393rd Avenue and 230th Street
Six miles southwest of Woonsocket, S.D.
When: 4:13 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022
Driver No 1: Male, 45, Minor Injuries
Vehicle: 2003 Sterling Dump Truck
Driver No 2: Male, 72, Life-Threatening Injuries
Passengers:Female, 70, Fatal Injuries
Female, 2, Minor Injuries
Female, 13, Minor Injuries
Male, 8, Minor Injuries
Vehicle: 2015 Toyota Rav4
WOONSOCKET, S.D. - One person died and five others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon southwest of Woonsocket.
Names of the six people involved are not yet being released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2015 Toyota Rav4 was westbound on 230th Street when the driver failed to yield for a yield sign at the intersection with 393rd Avenue. It collided with a 2003 Sterling Dump Truck which was southbound on 393rd Avenue. The dump truck went into the west ditch and rolled.
A 70-year-old female passenger in the Toyota was pronounced dead at the scene. The 72-year-old male driver sustained life-threatening injuries. The three passengers received minor injuries. The 45-year-old male driver of the dump truck suffered minor injuries.
All occupants in both vehicles were wearing seatbelts.
South Dakota's Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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Note: Records of state-reportable crashes are now available at http://www.safesd.gov/Records should be available about 10 days after the investigation is complete.