FLANDREAU, S.D. — A Minnesota woman has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash that occurred near Flandreau over the weekend.
The crash took place shortly after 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13, when authorities in Moody County were called to a stretch of South Dakota Highway 32 roughly five miles west of Flandreau for a report of a two-vehicle crash.
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According to the South Dakota Highway Patrol, 18-year-old Morgan Thompson, of Estelline, was following a semi in a 1999 GMC pickup eastbound along SD 32. When the semi slowed to make a right turn on 475th St, authorities say Thompson attempted to swerve into the left lane and struck the semi's trailer.
Thompson's passenger, 18-year-old Davina Darveaux, of Pipestone, Minnesota, sustained fatal injuries from the crash. Thompson sustained minor injuries. Troopers say neither were wearing a seat belt.
The driver of the semi, 30-year-old Valley Springs resident Taylor Zeutenhorst was not injured.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol said alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash, though Troopers do continue to investigate the circumstances.
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