Monday, August 10, 2015

1 man was killed and three others were hurt when the pickup he was driving on Interstate 90 crashed two miles west of the South Dakota-Minnesota border.


 AUGUST 10, 2015

VALLEY SPRINGS, S.D. - 
 
Authorities say a Wisconsin man was killed and three others were hurt when the pickup he was driving on Interstate 90 crashed two miles west of the South Dakota-Minnesota border.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol said in a news release Sunday that 51-year-old Joel Mecikalski of Hortonville, WI died in the Saturday afternoon crash. The Highway Patrol said he was driving the pickup and lost control, and it went into the median and rolled.

According to the Highway Patrol, Mecikalski was ejected from the pickup, which was pulling a camper and motorcycle trailer. One passenger, 50-year-old Angie Gay, suffered serious injuries that were not life-threatening.

The Highway Patrol said two other passengers from Appleton, Wisconsin, had minor injuries.