A Jamestown, N.D., man has been identified as the person who died last Thursday (May 20) in a two-vehicle crash east of Newell.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2010 GMC Acadia, westbound on U.S. Highway 212, rear-ended a trailer being pulled by a westbound semi-truck.
Dustin Vaughn, the 37-year-old driver of the Acadia, was pronounced dead at the scene. Brandi Glaser, the 24-year-old passenger from Jamestown, N.D., suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to a Rapid City hospital. Both occupants were not wearing seat belts.
Michael Petersen of Ridgeview, S.D., 47, was the driver of the semi-truck. He was not injured and was 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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