Three people killed in crash on icy highway near Parkston
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December 15, 2022
Mike Tanner
PARKSTON, S.D. – Three people died and two others were injured Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle crash three miles south of Parkston that’s being blamed on slippery roads.
A Toyota Camry was southbound on South Dakota Highway 37 when the driver lost control due to ice and snow on the roadway. The vehicle collided with a northbound pickup.
All three male passengers of the Toyota, ages 23, 25, and 26, were dead at the scene. The 22-year-old male driver sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to the Mitchell hospital.
The 28-year-old male driver of the pickup sustained minor injuries.
Names of those involved have not been released, as the Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash.
