What: Two-vehicle fatal crash

When: Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 4:30 p.m.

Where: Interstate 90, two miles west of Interstate 29 junction

 

Driver 1: Sharon Adele Glawe, 61, Arlington, S.D., fatal

Passenger 1: Maxine Agnes Liebsch, 79, Arlington, S.D., serious non-life threatening injuries

Vehicle: 1994 Cadillac Deville

 

Driver 2: Rita Mae Nelson, 57, Montrose, S.D., minor injuries

Vehicle 2: 1994 Ford Explorer

 

SIOUX FALLS – An Arlington, S.D., woman died in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 90 west of the junction with Interstate 29 near Sioux Falls.

 

Sharon Adele Glawe, 61, was killed when she attempted to use a maintenance crossover to turn around on I-90. She turned her 1994 Cadillac Deville in front of a 1994 Ford Explorer driven by Rita Mae Nelson, 57, of Montrose, S.D. After the crash, both vehicles skidded into the center median.

 

Nelson suffered minor injuries in the crash. A passenger in the Glawe vehicle, Maxine Agnes Liebsch, 79, of Arlington, suffered serious, non-life threatening injuries. All occupants were wearing seatbelts.

 

The South Dakota Highway Patrol investigated the crash. Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office and Hartford Fire Department assisted.

 

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