32-year-old woman dies in Tuesday wreck in Clark County
A 32-year-old woman died Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Clark County, according to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
Names of the two people involved in the wreck have not yet been released pending notification of family.
"Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2019 GMC Terrain SUV was westbound on South Dakota Highway 20, near the intersection with 436th Avenue, when the vehicle crossed the centerline and collided head-on with an eastbound 2019 Kenworth Semi-tractor and trailer," according to the release.
That was at 10:22 a.m. about a mile northwest of Wallace.
The 32-year-old female driver of the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the release. Her seat belt use is under investigation. The 33-year-old male driver of the semi-tractor trailer was not injured, per the release. He was wearing a seat belt.
That section of state Highway 20 was closed to traffic for about five hours after the crash. The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating.
This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: SUV driver dies in Oct. 18 crash near Wallace, South Dakota
