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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011
CONTACT: Capt. Kevin Karley or Sgt. Rick Miller, South Dakota Highway Patrol, 605.394.2286
Jackson County Fatal Crash
What: One Vehicle fatal crash
When: Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, 11:20 pm
Where: SD 44 milepost 123, 4 miles east of Interior SD
Driver: Charles Chipps, 64, Wanblee SD life threatening injuries
Passenger: Jaylene Quick Bear, 51, Wanblee SD, fatal
Vehicle: 1997 Ford F-150
Alcohol involved: No
INTERIOR, S.D. - A Wanblee, S.D., woman died in a one-vehicle crash Saturday, Sept. 3, on SD Highway 44 east of Interior.
Jaylene Quick Bear, 51, was a passenger in a 1997 Ford F-150, driven by Charles Chipps, 64 of Wanblee SD. Chipps was traveling east on SD 44 near milepost 123. At approximately 11:19 pm Jackson County Sheriff Ray Clements initiated a traffic stop for a traffic violation, and the vehicle failed to stop. Chipps failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and the vehicle rolled several times. Quick Bear was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the vehicle and suffered fatal injuries.
Chipps, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was trapped in the vehicle and needed to be extricated. He was later taken to Rapid City Regional Hospital by ambulance with life-threatening injuries. Charges are pending against the driver.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating. Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and OST Police assisted.
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