SCENIC, S.D. – A 29-year-old woman has been identified as the person who died in a one-vehicle crash Thursday night near Scenic.
A 2006 Chevy Impala was traveling westbound on South Dakota Highway 44 when the driver failed to negotiate a left curve. The vehicle went off the roadway to the right and rolled.
Rae Whirlwind Horse of Batesland, S.D., was a passenger in the vehicle. She was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Orrie Bettleyoun of Batesland, who was the 28-year-old male driver, suffered serious non-life threatening injuries and was airlifted to a Rapid City hospital. Two children, who were in separate car seats, received minor injuries.
Charges are pending against the driver.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash.
