MARCH 15, 2023:
A 22 year old Huron man has been identified as the person who died early Friday night (March 10, 2023) in a two-vehicle crash south of Huron.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates a 2018 Ford 150 pickup was eastbound on 33rd Street Southwest and failed to yield at a stop sign. The vehicle collided in the intersection with a 2015 Nissan Sentra that was southbound on South Dakota Highway 37.
Both drivers were taken by ambulance to the Huron hospital. Vitelo Martin Morales, the 22-year-old driver of the Nissan, later died at the hospital. His seatbelt use is under investigation. Robert Goehring, Jr. of Huron, the 65-year-old driver of the pickup, suffered serious non-life threatening injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
The inside lane of South Dakota Highway 37 was closed to traffic for several hours.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
MARCH 13, 2023:
One person died and another person was injured early Friday night (March 10, 2023) in a two-vehicle accident one mile south of Huron.
Names of the two persons involved have not yet been released.
Preliminary crash information indicates a 2018 Ford 150 pickup was eastbound on 33rd Street Southwest and failed to yield at a stop sign. The vehicle collided in the intersection with a 2015 Nissan Sentra that was southbound on South Dakota Highway 37.
Both drivers were taken by ambulance to the Huron hospital. The 22-year-old male driver of Nissan later died at the hospital. The 65-year-old male driver of the pickup suffered serious non-life threatening injuries.
Seatbelt use by the driver of the Nissan is undetermined. The driver of the pickup was not wearing a seatbelt.
The inside lane of South Dakota Highway 37 was closed to traffic for several hours.
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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