STURGIS, S.D. – The highway patrol says a 70-year-old Sturgis man died Sunday from injuries related to a single vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Summerset, SD.
The name of the person involved has not been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 1961 Chevrolet Biscayne was traveling westbound on Sturgis Road and left the roadway to the right near Freedom Lane, striking a road sign. The vehicle continued into the ditch, striking a telephone pole.
After being taken to a Rapid City hospital with life-threatening injuries, the driver died on Sunday.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.