What:    Single vehicle fatal crash
Where:  I-90, mile marker 344, 1 mile north of Alexandria, SD
When:   8:41 a.m., Saturday, November 23, 2024

Driver 1: Lois Kelli Watson, 68-year-old female from Council Bluffs, IA, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2024 Chevy Silverado 2500
Seat Belt Used: Yes

Passenger 1: Caroline Delia Nadeau, 62-year-old female from Oceanside, CA, serious, life-threatening injuries
Seat Belt Used: Yes

Passenger 2: 4-year-old female, minor injuries. The passenger’s name has not been released.

Seat Belt Used: Yes

Hanson County, S.D.- One person died and another was seriously injured Saturday morning in a single-vehicle crash near Alexandria, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Lois Kelli Watson, the driver of a 2024 Chevy Silverado, was traveling westbound on I-90 near mile marker 344. She drifted into the median, corrected her steering, then entered the north ditch where the vehicle rolled. 

Watson died at the scene. Her adult passenger, Caroline Delia Nadeau, was transported to a Sioux Falls hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries.

The South Dakota 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.