MONROE, S.D. – One person died Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash west of Monroe in Turner County.
Names of the two people involved are not being released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2015 Freightliner Bucket Truck was westbound on 269th Street at around 10:45 AM when it failed to stop for a posted stop sign at the intersection with 446th Avenue. The truck collided with a 2012 Ford Fusion that was northbound on 446th Avenue.
The 26-year-old male truck driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was partially thrown from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The 27-year-old female driver of the Ford, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered serious non-life threatening injuries. She was transported to a Sioux Falls hospital.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.