BLUNT, S.D. (AP) - A 74-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle crash in central South Dakota.
Authorities say the crash happened Friday morning east of Blunt. The man was driving a Lincoln MKX westbound on U.S. Highway 14 when he drifted across the center line and collided head-on with a Chevrolet Malibu and rolled.
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says the man was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The 65-year-old woman who was driving the Malibu suffered minor injuries and was taken to a Pierre hospital. She was wearing a seat belt.
The name of the victim was not released. South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating.
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