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SD Crash on Hwy 81 Kills Woman, Injures Man Monday Morning

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A Yankton woman died and a passenger was injured in a single vehicle crash nine miles south of Freeman, SD Monday morning.

The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 was traveling north on US Highway 81 near mile marker 25. For an unknown reason, the vehicle left the roadway and entered the east ditch and rolled.

The driver, a 24-year-old Yankton woman, received fatal injuries. A 31-year-old male passenger sustained minor injuries.

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

The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.