Pennington County Fatal Crash

What:    Single-vehicle crash
Where:  I 90, mile marker 63,  One mile east of Rapid City at the Box Elder exit
When:   1:13 p.m., Fri., July 14, 2023

Driver: Male, 80, fatal injuries
Passenger: Female, 75, Serious non-life-threatening injuries
Vehicle: 2016 Kia Sorento

Near Rapid City, S.D.: One person died this afternoon in a one-vehicle crash one mile east of Rapid City.

The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.

Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2016 Kia Sorento was traveling eastbound on I 90 and began to exit to travel into Box Elder.

The car left the roadway to the right for an unknown reason and traveled through the ditch finally coming to rest in a small creek.

The 80-year-old male driver was taken to Monument Health but had sustained fatal injuries.

The 75-year-old female passenger sustained serious non-life-threatening injuries.

Seatbelts were used by both the driver and passenger.

South Dakota’s 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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