Jones County Fatal Crash

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, April 6, 2021

CONTACT: Tony Mangan, Public Information Officer, 605-280-5648

 

Jones County Fatal Crash

 

What:    One-Vehicle Fatal Crash

Where:  Interstate 90, mile marker 200

              Seven miles east of Murdo, S.D.

When:   8:35 p.m., Sunday, April 4, 2021

 

Driver: Male, 34, Serious Non-Life Threatening Injuries

Passengers: Female, 33, Fatal Injuries

                       Male, 12, Serious Non-Life Threatening Injuries

                       Female, 9, Serious Non-Life Threatening Injuries

                       Female, 10, Minor Injuries

                       Male, 3, Minor Injuries

                       Female, 15, Minor Injuries

                       Female, 8, Minor Injuries

                       Female, 11, Serious Non-Life Threatening Injuries

Vehicle: 2002 Chevy Suburban

 

MURDO, S.D. – One person died and eight others were injured in a one-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday night east of Murdo.  

 

Names of the people involved are not being released pending notification of family members.

 

Preliminary crash information indicates a 2002 Chevy Suburban, pulling a trailer, was eastbound on Interstate 90 when the driver lost control. The vehicle and trailer went into the ditch and rolled.

 

The driver and  eight passengers all were injured and taken to hospitals in Chamberlain and Pierre and later transferred to Sioux Falls. A  33-year-old female passenger, who had been thrown from the vehicle, later died as a result of her injuries at a Sioux Falls hospital.

 

Seat belt use for all of the occupants is under investigation.

 

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.