A pedestrian was struck and died from injuries sustained in a single vehicle crash Sunday evening in Hughes County, SD.
Preliminary crash information indicates Taylor Reece Hanson, the driver of a 2014 Chrysler Town & Country, was traveling westbound on Highway 34 near mile marker 231 in Hughes County and struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian, Elvera Joan Driving Hawk, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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.
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