MURDO, S.D. – A Clarkson, Mich., woman has been identified as the person who died in a one-vehicle crash on Sunday, July 3, 2022 east of Murdo.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2011 Ford Edge SUV was westbound on Interstate 90 when it left the roadway to the left, went into the ditch and eventually rolled.
Helena Cortes, the 20-year-old passenger, was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Her seatbelt use is under investigation.
Joshua Trojan, the 21-year-old male driver from Waterford, Mich., sustained serious non-life threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to the Pierre hospital. He was wearing a seatbelt.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
