LENNOX, S.D. – One person died Friday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash west of Lennox.
Name of the person involved is not yet being released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am was eastbound on 279th Street, a gravel road in that area. The driver lost control of the vehicle which went into the ditch and rolled.
The 78-year-old female driver, who was the only occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene. She was not wearing a seat belt.
In another crash,
One woman died early Saturday morning in a one-vehicle crash north of Elk Point.
The name of the one person involved is not yet being released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2002 Dodge Caravan was southbound on Interstate 29 when the vehicle entered the median, then went across both southbound lanes, into the west ditch and rolled. The 38-year-old driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
That area of Interstate 29 was closed for about an hour and traffic was rerouted.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating both crashes.
