STURGIS, S.D. – The highway patrol has identified the passenger in a December 10 crash near Sturgis, SD, who passed away Monday evening from her injuries.
Preliminary crash information indicates 77-year-old Lee Robert Smith of Custer, the driver of a 2003 Toyota Tacoma, was traveling west bound on Interstate 90 near mile marker 36 and lost control of the vehicle, entering the center median where the vehicle rolled.
The driver and a passenger, 80-year-old Marjorie B. Smith, also of Custer, were taken to a nearby hospital. Robert Smith sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries. Marjorie Smith passed away from her injuries on December 16th.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
