PARKSTON, S.D. – One person died and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday afternoon east of Parkston.
Names of the three people involved are not being released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2014 Chevrolet Cruz was westbound on South Dakota Highway 44 when the driver failed to follow a roadway curve and the vehicle crossed into the eastbound lane. It collided with an eastbound 2007 Ford Mustang.
A 51-year-old female passenger in the Mustang was pronounced dead at the scene. The 59-year-old male driver sustained serious non-life threatening injuries and was transported to the Parkston hospital. Both were wearing seat belts.
The 19-year-old female driver of the Chevrolet suffered serious non-life threatening injuries and was transported to the Parkston hospital. She was not wearing a seat belt.
Charges are pending against both drivers.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
