One person died and two other people were injured in a one-vehicle crash Saturday night (Sept. 18, 2021) six miles east of New Underwood.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2004 Mercury Sable was eastbound on Interstate 90 when the vehicle went off the roadway and rolled. All three occupants, who were not wearing seat belts, were thrown from the vehicle.
A 15-year-old female passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. Both the 18-year-old male driver and a 15-year-old female passenger sustained serious non-life threatening injuries and were transported to a Rapid City hospital.
Charges are pending against the driver.
Names of the people involved are not being released.
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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