Names Released in Pennington County Fatal Crash

What:    Single-vehicle crash
Where:  I 90, mile marker 63,  One mile east of Rapid City at the Box Elder exit
When:   1:13 p.m. (MT), Friday, July 14, 2023

Driver: David Burris, 80, fatal injuries, Rapid City, SD
Passenger: Karlene Burris, 75, Serious non-life-threatening injuries, Rapid City, SD
Vehicle: 2016 Kia Sorento

Near Rapid City, S.D.: One person died Friday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash one mile east of Rapid City.

Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2016 Kia Sorento was traveling eastbound on I 90 and began to exit to travel into Box Elder. The car left the roadway to the right for an unknown reason and traveled through the ditch finally coming to rest in a small creek.

David Burris, age 80, the driver was taken to Monument Health but had sustained fatal injuries.
Karlene Burris, age 75, the passenger sustained serious non-life-threatening injuries.

Seatbelts were used by both the driver and passenger.

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