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Highway 14 crash with big rig claims life of man in Huron
A Miller, South Dakota man died in a two-vehicle 7:45 a.m. crash Monday, July 21, in Huron. Preliminary crash information indicates Caleb William Schuette, the driver of a 2001 Buick LeSabre, was traveling northbound on West Park Avenue and failed to yield at the stop sign, entering the intersection at U.S. Highway 14, according to the South Dakota Highway Patrol. A 2007 Kenworth Construction T800 semitruck, driven by Jeremy Elmer Getscher, was traveling eastbound on Highway 14 and collided with the Buick, the release stated.
The incident took place at U.S. Highway 14, mile marker 344, near West Park Avenue, in Huron.
The Buick came to rest in the northwest ditch and the semi came to rest in the eastbound lanes of US 14, the release stated. The incident closed the highway for approximately five 31, of Miller died on the scene, the release stated. Getscher, 34, of Wolsey, was not injured. Both men were wearing seat South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: Driver killed in Highway 14 crash with semitruck in Huron, SD
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