Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
Apr 19, 2021 6:55 AM
Severe weather will happen this summer in South Dakota and officials of the state Department of Public Safety encourage people to be ready.
Severe Weather Preparedness Week is April 19-23 in South Dakota. Tina Titze, director of the state Office of Emergency Management, said the week is a good time to start thinking about what to do when severe weather does happen.
“Every summer, South Dakota experiences tornadoes, thunderstorms, hail, high winds and heavy rains,” she said. “Each storm presents different challenges, and being prepared is a necessity.”
Severe Weather Preparedness Week is used by state and local officials to urge people to start making preparations. A statewide tornado drill will be held starting at 10:15 a.m. (CDT) Wednesday. Titze encourages people to participate in the drill while also making preparations for severe weather.
Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
Apr 19, 2021 6:29 AM
A Mound City man has been identified as the person who died April 12, 2021, in a one-vehicle crash in McPherson County.
Preliminary crash information indicates a 2010 Kenworth T600 semi-truck and trailer was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 10 when the vehicle went off the roadway and rolled.
Mark Kellar, the 38-year-old driver, later died as a result of his injuries at an Aberdeen hospital. He was wearing a seat belt and was the only person involved in the crash.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
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Deaths in Vehicle Crashes Up 38% in South Dakota in 2020 April 16, 2021
The number of traffic crash fatalities in South Dakota rose to 141 last year an increase of 38% over the previous year.
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety said in 2020, there were 132 crashes in which the fatalities occurred.
In 2019, 102 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes, the lowest in state history since records have been kept beginning in 1947. The number of fatal crashes in 2019 was 88, also a record low.
DPS Secretary Craig Price said the 2020 total is the state’s highest since 2007. He said the department plans to increase its safety and enforcement efforts.
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Members of the White Lake Fire Department and the White Lake Ambulance Service respond to the scene of a fatal rollover crash on Interstate 90 in December. (Courtesy photo)
PIERRE The number of fatal motor vehicle crashes in South Dakota took a significant jump in 2020, registering the highest number of crashes in the state since 2007.
According to statistics released Wednesday by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, South Dakota recorded 141 motor vehicle fatalities in 132 fatal crashes in 2020. That number is 38% higher that the 102 fatalities recorded in 2019, which saw the lowest total in state history since records have been kept starting in 1947. The state saw 88 fatal crashes that year, also a record low.