SPEARFISH, S.D. – One person died Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash just outside the city limits of Spearfish.
Names of the two people involved are not being released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates a 2006 Buick LaCrosse was crossing U.S. Highway 85 from St. Onge Road to East Colorado Boulevard. It collided in the intersection with a 2006 Mercury Montego which was northbound on U.S. Highway 85.
The 68-year-old female driver of the Buick was pronounced dead at the scene. The 78-year-old female driver of the Mercury was not injured. Both drivers were wearing seat belts.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
