An Arlington, S.D., man has died of injuries sustained in a one-vehicle crash Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, west of Erwin.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2012 Kenworth semi-truck and trailer was eastbound on 200th Street when the passenger side tires went off the roadway. The semi-truck and trailer went down the embankment and overturned onto the passenger side.

The driver, 71-year-old Dean Royer, was not wearing a seatbelt and was partially ejected. He was transported by ambulance to the DeSmet hospital and was later flown to a St. Paul, MN hospital. He died Sept. 7, 2022 in St. Paul.

South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.