Name released in fatal crash north of Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. – 50-year-old Tony Dodd of Rapid City was killed Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash approximately five miles north of Rapid City, according to South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2018 GMC Yukon Denali was southbound on Haines Avenue near the intersection with Hale Place when it crossed the center line and collided with a northbound 2013 Subaru BRZ.
Dodd, the driver of the Subaru, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was later pronounced dead at a Rapid City hospital. The 14-year-old female driver of the GMC, and the 50-year-old female passenger were not injured. Both were wearing seatbelts.
NewsCenter1 is not releasing the name of the driver and passenger of the GMC to protect the identity of the minor.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.