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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 1, 2011
CONTACT: Capt. Rod Olerud or Lt. Brett Schutt, SD Highway Patrol, 605-626-2286.
Brown County Fatal Crash
What: Snowmobile-vehicle fatal crash Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, 2:43 p.m.
Where: Eighth Avenue SW and 13th Street, Aberdeen, SD
When:
Where: Eighth Avenue SW and 13th Street, Aberdeen, SD
When:
Driver 1: Heather Hosanna Elsen, 35, Aberdeen, minor injuries
Passenger 1: Kyle Elsen, 36, Aberdeen, minor injuries
Passenger 2: Bailey Zweber, 11, Aberdeen, minor injuries
Passenger 3: Kortnie Osterkamp, 16, Aberdeen, minor injuries
Passenger 4: Carson Elsen, 6, Aberdeen, minor injuries
Vehicle 1: 2005 Chrysler Town and Country
Driver 2: Michael Steel Gross, 45, Aberdeen, fatal
Vehicle 2: 2001 Polaris Indy 500
ABERDEEN, S.D. – An Aberdeen man died late Monday from injuries suffered when the snowmobile he was riding collided with a van at an Aberdeen street intersection on Saturday.
Michael Gross, 45, died in a Fargo, N.D., hospital, where he was taken after Saturday’s crash.
Heather Elsen, 35, of Aberdeen was driving a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country van northbound on 13th Street. As she entered the intersection at Eighth Avenue SW, the eastbound 2001 Polaris Indy 500 driven by Gross struck the side of the van. Gross, who wasn’t wearing a helmet, was thrown from the snowmobile. Elsen and four passengers suffered minor injuries.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating. Aberdeen Police Department, Brown County Sheriff’s Office and Aberdeen Fire and Rescue assisted.
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