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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, Sept. 11, 2020
CONTACT: Tony Mangan, Public Information Officer, 605-280-5648
Brown County Fatal Crash
WHAT: Two-vehicle crash
Where: 391st Avenue and 123rd Street
Five miles west of Columbia, S.D.
When: 10:13 a.m., Friday, Sept. 11, 2020
Driver No 1: Female, 57, Fatal Injuries
Vehicle: 2013 Dodge Journey
Driver No. 2: Male, 41, Serious Non-Life Threatening Injuries
Vehicle: 2005 Peterbilt Conventional 379 Semi-Truck and Trailer
COLUMBIA, S.D. – One person died and another was injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday morning west of Columbia.
Names of the two people involved are not yet being released pending notification of family members.
A 2013 Dodge Journey was northbound on 391st Avenue when it failed to stop for a posted stop sign at the intersection with 123rd Street. The vehicle was struck in the intersection by a 2005 Peterbilt Conventional 379 semi-truck and trailer, which was westbound on 123rd Steet.
The 57-year-old female driver of the Dodge was pronounced dead at the scene. The 41-year-old male driver of the semi-truck received serious non-life threatening injuries. He was airlifted to an Aberdeen hospital.
Both drivers were wearing seat belts.
South Dakota Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash. All information is only preliminary at this time.
The Highway Patrol is part 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.