Charles Mix County Fatal Crash Involves 43-Year-Old Man

Charles Mix County, S.D.- A 43-year-old man died Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash near Academy, SD.

The name of the person involved has not been released pending notification of family members.

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser was westbound on SD Highway 50.

The driver failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and entered the ditch where the vehicle vaulted over a driveway and rolled.

The driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle.

He was transported to a nearby health center where he was pronounced deceased.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.