A Brookings man was injured Tuesday afternoon after he was thrown from a lawnmower when it was struck by a vehicle.
18-year-old Daniel Klug was riding a Hustler riding lawnmower across Main Avenue South at the intersection of Blue Bell Drive at about 1:45 p.m. when he was hit by a southbound 1999 Buick LeSabre driven by 61-year-old Althea Davis of Brookings.
Davis told police she swerved to avoid the lawnmower, but the front of the lawnmower struck the passenger side of her vehicle, causing the lawnmower to spin and throw Klug off the vehicle.
Klug was treated at the scene by EMTs for minor injuries. Davis and a 62-year-old male passenger in her vehicle were not injured.
The accident remains under investigation by the Brookings Police Department.