Hudson, SD — A Hudson, SD teen died in a single vehicle crash early Saturday morning, near the southeast corner of Hudson.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol tells us that the names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
Their preliminary crash information indicates an 18-year-old male from Rock Valley was driving a 2011 Ford F-250 pickup northbound on 488th Avenue near 294th Street, pulling a male on a snowboard. The snowboarder fell, and the truck stopped and began to back up. A 14-year-old boy from Hudson who was in the bed of the truck fell from the bed and was struck by the truck. The group drove the injured teen to the Hawarden Regional Hospital in Iowa where he died from his injuries. There were no other injuries.
Charges are pending against the driver.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. They remind us that all information released so far is only preliminary.
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