Codington County Fatal Crash


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Codington County Fatal Crash

What:    Single vehicle fatal crash
Where:  445th Ave and 175th St, 10 miles southwest of Watertown, SD
When:   9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024

Driver 1: 33-year-old male from Watertown, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2012 Ford Escape
Seatbelt Used: No


Codington County, S.D.-
A Watertown man died Saturday morning in a single vehicle crash 10 miles southwest of Watertown, SD.

The name of the person involved have not been released pending notification of family members.

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2012 Ford Escape was traveling west on 175th Street near 445th Avenue. The vehicle left the roadway, rolled, and entered a slough, coming to rest on its roof in the slough west of the intersection.

The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of 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.