One person died and another was seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon (Sept. 23, 2021) north of Deadwood.
Names of the two people involved are not yet being released.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2006 GMC Sierra K1500 pickup was southbound on U.S. Highway 85 when it left the roadway, went into the ditch and rolled.
The nine-year-old male passenger was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. The 40-year-old male driver sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to a Rapid City hospital. Neither occupant 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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