One dead after Friday morning crash on SD Highway 79

STURGIS, S.D. (KEVN) - An 83-year-old woman died when a trailered boat became unhitched from a 2022 Ford F-350 and crashed into her car Friday morning, leading to the fatal crash that was reported on Highway 79, 11 miles north of Sturgis.

The woman was traveling south on Highway 79 near mile marker 124 while the truck pulling the trailered pontoon boat was traveling north when the safety chains failed to control the trailer. The boat then entered the southbound lane and crashed into the 2016 Chrysler 300 the 83-year-old woman was driving.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is waiting for next-of-kin notification to release the names of those involved in the accident.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is still investigating the crash.

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