Man killed in weekend crash on Interstate 29 near Flandreau exit
FLANDREAU, S.D. (AP) – Authorities say a 60-year-old man is dead after being thrown from a pickup and struck by an SUV on Interstate 29 near Flandreau.
The man was driving a pickup pulling a trailer with a utility terrain vehicle on it when he hit a patch of ice on the interstate and lost control on Saturday.
The man was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown onto the southbound lanes, where he was struck by an oncoming SUV and died at the scene.
An 11-year-old girl who was a passenger in the pickup suffered minor injuries.
The SUV driver was not hurt.