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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, Feb. 7, 2011
CONTACT: Capt. Kevin Joffer or Lt. Alan Welsh, SD Highway Patrol, (605) 367-5700
Brule County Fatal Crash
What: One-vehicle fatal crash
When: Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, 2:13 p.m.
Where: Interstate 90, near mile marker 277, seven miles west of Kimball, SD
Driver 1: Taylor Jandreau, 20, Lower Brule SD, minor injuries
Passenger 1: Rayona A. Battese, 32, Lower Brule SD, fatal
Passenger 2: Jayton Spider, 12, Lower Brule SD, minor injuries
Passenger 3: Vincent Battese, 20 months, Lower Brule SD, minor injuries
Passenger 4: Juliana P. Laroche, 5, Lower Brule SD, minor injuries
Vehicle 1: 2000 Chevrolet Silverado
KIMBALL, S.D. – A Lower Brule, S.D., woman died Sunday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 about seven miles west of Kimball in Brule County.
Rayona A. Battese, 32, was a passenger in a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Taylor Jandreau, 20, Lower Brule. The westbound Silverado went out of control on the snow-covered roadway, slid into the median and rolled. Battese wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle.
Jandreau was wearing a seatbelt. She suffered minor injuries, as did three other passengers in the vehicle. Speed and failure to wear a seatbelt are considered factors in the fatal crash.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating. Brule County Sheriff’s Office, Kimball Ambulance and Kimball Fire Department assisted.
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