NOVEMBER 29, 2022:
Names of the two people who died Nov. 22, 2002, in a two-vehicle crash five miles north of Scotland have been released.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates that a 2010 Kenworth T800 semi-truck and trailer were traveling northbound on South Dakota Highway 25 when it crossed the center line while navigating a curve and struck a southbound 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT Minivan.
Two people in the Dodge were pronounced dead at the scene. They were 49 year old driver Jennifer Blewett of Scotland and 71 year old passenger Herman Runge, Jr., of Sioux Falls. Another passenger, 72-year-old -Susan Runge of Sioux Falls, suffered life-threatening injuries. She was transported by ambulance to the Scotland hospital and then airlifted to a Sioux Falls hospital. Susan Runge was the only occupant in the Dodge who was wearing a seatbelt.
Kevin Rudloff of Verdigre, NE, the 23-year-old driver of the semi-truck, was not injured. He was wearing a seatbelt. Charges are pending against him.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
NOVEMBER 23, 2022:
Two people died and another person was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday (Nov. 22, 2022) night (6:37pm) five miles north of Scotland.
Names of the four people involved have not yet been released.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates that a 2010 Kenworth T800 semi-truck and trailer was traveling northbound on South Dakota Highway 25 when it crossed the center line while navigating a curve and struck a southbound 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT Minivan.
Both the 49-year-old female driver and a 71-year-old male passenger of the Dodge were pronounced dead at scene. The 72-year-old female passenger suffered life-threatening injuries. She was transported by ambulance to the Scotland hospital and then airlifted to a Sioux Falls hospital. Only the female passenger was wearing a seatbelt.
The 23-year-old male driver of the semi-truck was not injured. He was wearing a seatbelt. Charges are pending against him.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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