No injuries when vehicles collide in Watertown

February 7, 2024

Mike Tanner

WATERTOWN, S.D.–No injuries when a vehicle and semi collided in Watertown.

Police Sergeant Scott Price says it happened in the 200-block of 20th Avenue Southeast.

A 2009 Saturn Vue driven by a 31 year-old man from South Shore was exiting a private driveway and turning onto 20th Avenue when he collided with a westbound semi driven by a 35 year-old man from Castlewood.

The Saturn came to rest in the north ditch, and then its engine compartment caught fire.

The driver was assited out of the vehicle by a 59 year-old Watertown man who witnessed the crash.

Neither driver required hospitalization.