Three injured in crash in rural Brookings County
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August 3, 2020
Mike Tanner
AURORA, S.D.–Three people were injured this weekend in a two vehicle crash in rural Brookings County.
A car driven by 18 year-old Amy Charging of Aurora ran a stop sign and collided with an International straight truck driven by a 43 year-old Shakopee, Minnesota man.
Charging and a passenger in her car, 19 year-old Xavier Nygard of Brookings, were taken to a Sioux Falls hospital.
The truck driver was taken to the Brookings hospital.
Charging faces numerous charges including DUI, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Vehicular Battery.
The crash occurred northeast of Aurora at the intersection of Highway 14 and 478th Avenue around 5:30 Saturday morning.
Both vehicles are considered to be a total loss.