BOX ELDER, S.D. – One person died early Saturday morning in a one-vehicle crash east of Box Elder.
The name of the person involved is not being released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2004 Chevy Monte Carlo was westbound on Highway 1416 when it left the roadway to the south, struck a guardrail, continued down the ditch and overturned.
The 51-year-old male driver and only occupant was not wearing a seat belt. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
