RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police say they are investigating two crashes involving vehicles which occurred during the evening hours of August 10.
The first crash occurred around 10:00 pm. Rapid City police were called to an area along Omaha and 3rd Street regarding a report of a passenger vehicle heading westbound on Omaha Street that had hit a pedestrian. Medical units arrived on-scene and brought the pedestrian to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
Members of the department’s Critical Accident Reconstruction Team are continuing to investigate the crash.
The second took place in the 3600 block of West Chicago Street. Police were alerted just before 11:00 p.m. Wednesday night, where they found a white passenger vehicle that had gone off of the road and was upside down in a nearby tree.
According to witness reports, the vehicle had sideswiped another in the 2800 block of West Main Street and did not stop. It then turned onto North Platt Street and began to accelerate before hitting the tree.
The driver of the vehicle was identified as 34-year-old Jenna Gitzke of Rapid City. Gitzke was arrested for reckless driving and failure to provide information on-scene.
According to the Rapid City Police Department, alcohol is a possible factor for the crash and more charges are currently pending.
