Watertown crash sends one person to Prairie Lakes Hospital

March 20, 2024

Mike Tanner

WATERTOWN, S.D.–One person was taken to the hospital Tuesday when two vehicles collided at a Watertown intersection.

It happened just after 3 p.m. at Highway 81 and 4th Avenue Southeast .

The vehicles were driven by two women from Watertown, one 18 years old, and the other a 25 year old.

After colliding, one of the vehicles ended up going through a front yard of a home and crashed into a wooden deck.

A passenger in one of the vehicles was taken to Prairie Lakes Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

One of the drivers was cited for driving with a suspended license.

Both vehicles had heavy damage and were towed from the scene.

The deck had minor damage.

Police did not release the names of the drivers.