AGAR Names have beenr released in a June 4 three-vehicle crash that killed a 16-year-old Pierre teenager on U.S. Highway 83, one mile south of Agar.
Preliminary crash information indicates the male teen, who was driving a 2017 Dodge Ram 1500, was traveling northbound on U.S. 83 and crossed over into the southbound lanes. An approaching Peterbilt semi in the southbound lane driven by Philip M. Rush, 37 and of Gettysburg, pulled off the roadway onto the shoulder, but was struck by the Dodge on the rear trailer tires, causing the Dodge to spin in the southbound lane. A second semi, driven by Jason Neely, 50 and of Luck, Wisconsin, also in the southbound lanes, turned into the west ditch, but also collided with the Dodge, which came to rest in the middle of the roadway.
The teen was pronounced dead at the scene. The drivers of the Peterbilt and Volvo semis were not injured. Seat belts were used by the truck drivers, but not the teen.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
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