DECEMBER 21, 2022:
Three men from St. James, MN, have been identified as the people who died Dec. 14, 2022, in a two-vehicle crash south of Parkston.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates that a 2010 Toyota Camry was southbound on South Dakota Highway 37 when the driver lost control due to the ice and snow on the roadway. The vehicle collided with a northbound 2015 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup.
All three male passengers of the Toyota, ages 23, 25, and 26, were pronounced dead at the scene. They were 23-year-old Irvin Trejo Parra, 25-year-old Jaziel Carrillo Vera and 26-year-old Victor Hernandez Moreno.
Marvin Castillo Galvez, 22, of Windom, MN, was the driver. He sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to the Mitchell hospital. Charges are pending.
The two front-seat occupants of the Toyota were wearing seatbelts.
Jeffrey Payne, 28, of Neligh, NE, was the pickup driver. He was not wearing a seatbelt and sustained minor injuries.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
DECEMBER 14, 2022:
Three people died and two others were injured Wednesday morning (Dec. 14, 2022) in a two-vehicle crash three miles south of Parkston.
Names of the five people involved have not yet been released.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates that a 2010 Toyota Camry was southbound on South Dakota Highway 37 when the driver lost control due to the ice and snow on the roadway. The vehicle collided with a northbound 2015 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup.
All three male passengers of the Toyota, ages 23, 25, and 26, were pronounced dead at the scene. The 22-year-old male driver sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to the Mitchell hospital. The two front-seat occupants were wearing seatbelts.. Charges are pending against the driver.
The 28-year-old male driver of the pickup sustained minor injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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