Douglas County Fatal Crash

What:    Single vehicle fatal crash
Where:  SD Highway 44, mile marker 325, six miles southwest of Corsica, SD
When:   Sunday, April 19, 5:57 p.m.

Vehicle 1: 2016 Ford Fusion
Driver 1: 52-year-old male from Mitchell, SD, fatal injuries
Seat belt Used: Yes
Passenger 1a: 72-year-old female from Sioux Falls, SD, fatal injuries
Seat belt Used: Under investigation
Passenger 1b: 37-year-old female from Sioux Falls, SD, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Seat belt Used: No
Passenger 1c: 36-year-old male from Sioux Falls, SD, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Seat belt Used: No 


Douglas County, S.D. – Two people died in a single-vehicle crash Sunday evening six miles southwest of Corsica, SD.

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

Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2016 Ford Fusion was traveling eastbound on SD Highway 44 near mile marker 325 when the vehicle left the roadway and entered the south ditch. The vehicle hit a field approach, vaulted over a fence, then rolled, coming to rest in the field.
 
The driver and a passenger died at the scene. Two other passengers we life-flighted to a Sioux Falls hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is preliminary.

The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.

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