A 43-year-old man died Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash near Academy, SD.
Preliminary crash information indicates Nicholas J. Doney, the driver of a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser was westbound on SD Highway 50. Doney failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and entered the ditch where the vehicle vaulted over a driveway and rolled. Doney was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. He was transported to a nearby health center where he was pronounced deceased.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
