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One Dead in Charles Mix County Vehicle-Pedestrian Crash

One Dead in Charles Mix County Vehicle-Pedestrian Crash

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One person died Saturday night in a vehicle-pedestrian crash that occurred north of Marty.

Names of the two people involved have not yet been released pending notification of family members.

Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe was southbound on 388th Avenue when the vehicle hit a 26-year-old female who was lying in the roadway. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The 59-year-old female driver was not injured. Her seatbelt use is under investigation.

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