Man from Montrose identified as person killed in Thursday accident west of Monroe in Turner County

UPDATE FEBRUARY 22, 2022:

A 26 year old man from Montrose has been identified as the person who died Thursday morning (Feb. 17, 2022) in a two-vehicle crash three miles west of Monroe.

Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates Matthew Benson was driving a 2015 Freightliner Bucket Truck westbound on 269^th Street when it failed to stop for a posted stop sign at the intersection with 446^th Avenue. The truck collided with a 2012 Ford Fusion that was northbound on 446^th Avenue.

Benson, who was not wearing a seat belt, was partially thrown from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The 27-year-old female driver of the Ford, Katherine Ruzhitsky from Sioux Falls, was wearing a seat belt and suffered serious non-life threatening injuries. She was transported to a Sioux Falls hospital.

South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. The Highway Patrol is part of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.

FEBRUARY 20, 2022:

One person died Thursday morning (Feb. 17, 2022) in a two-vehicle crash three miles west of Monroe.

Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates that a 2015 Freightliner Bucket Truck was westbound on 269^th Street when it failed to stop for a posted stop sign at the intersection with 446^th Avenue. The truck collided with a 2012 Ford Fusion that was northbound on 446^th Avenue.

The 26-year-old male truck driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was partially thrown from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The 27-year-old female driver of the Ford, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered serious non-life threatening injuries. She was transported to a Sioux Falls hospital. Names of the people involved are not yet being released.

South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. The Highway Patrol is part of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.