MAY 26, 2022:
A 57 year old man from Edgemont has been identified as the person who died Sunday afternoon (May 22, 2022) in a three-vehicle crash east of Edgemont.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates that a 2011 Toyota Tundra was eastbound on U.S. Highway 18 when it slowed down to make a left-hand turn onto Red Canyon Road. The Toyota was rear-ended by an eastbound 2008 GMC Sierra pickup. The collision sent the Toyota into the westbound lane where it was struck by a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup and tipped over.
Robert Stevens, the driver of the Toyota, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
Curtis Miller, the 53-year-old driver of the Chevrolet pickup, and Mary Miller, a 57-year-old passenger, both suffered serious non-life threatening injuries. Both were air transported to a Rapid City hospital. The other female passenger, 43-year-old Melissa Miller, sustained serious non-life threatening injuries and was hospitalized. Jerry Miller, the 58-year-old passenger, was not injured. All four occupants are from Tennessee and all were wearing seatbelts.
19 year old Bobbi Joe Kammerer of Philip was the driver of the GMC pickup. She sustained minor injuries and was not transported. She was 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.
MAY 23, 2022:
One man died Sunday afternoon (May 22, 2022) in a three-vehicle crash east of Edgemont in Fall River County.
Names of the six people involved are not yet being released.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates a 2011 Toyota Tundra was eastbound on U.S. Highway 18 around 5pm when it slowed down to make a left-hand turn onto Red Canyon Road. The Toyota was rear-ended by an eastbound 2008 GMC Sierra pickup. The collision sent the Toyota into the westbound lane where it was struck by a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup. The Toyota tipped over and the 57-year-old male driver of the Toyota was pronounced dead at the scene. His seatbelt use is under investigation.
The 53-year-old male driver of the Chevrolet pickup and a 57-year-old female passenger both suffered serious non-life threatening injuries. Both were air transported to a Rapid City hospital. The other female passenger, 43 years old, sustained serious non-life threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital. The 58-year-old male passenger was not injured. All four were wearing seatbelts.
The 19-year-old female driver of the GMC pickup sustained minor injuries and was not transported. She was 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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