PARKSTON, S.D. – A 17-year-old Letcher, S.D., male juvenile has been identified as the person who died Thursday night in a one-vehicle crash east of Parkston.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2006 Chrysler Sebring was northbound on 417th Avenue when the driver swerved to miss a deer. The driver lost control and the vehicle went into the ditch, hit a tree and rolled.
Kyle Hohn, the passenger, was pronounced dead at the Parkston hospital. He was not wearing a seat belt.
William Spader of Parkston, the 17-year-old male driver, received minor injuries. He was wearing a seat belt. Charges are pending against the driver.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
