Name Released In Brown County Fatal Crash
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021
CONTACT: Tony Mangan, Public Information Officer, 605-280-5648
Name Released In Brown County Fatal Crash
What: One-Vehicle Fatal Crash
Where: South Dakota Highway 37 and 144th Street
Ten miles south of Groton, S.D.
When: 7:26 a.m., Friday, Feb. 5, 2021
Drive: Dustin Altstadt, 45, Mitchell, S.D., Fatal Injuries
Vehicle: 2014 Jeep Compass
GROTON, S.D. – A 45-year-old Mitchell, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died Friday morning in a one-vehicle crash south of Groton.
A 2014 Jeep Compass was northbound on South Dakota Highway 37 when it left the roadway, entered the west ditch and rolled.
Dustin Altstadt, who was the driver, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the only occupant and was not wearing a seat belt.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
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.
