A Mitchell woman has been identified as the person who died in a one-vehicle fatal crash that happened sometime early Sunday east of Mitchell.
A 2006 Chevrolet Malibu was northbound on 413th Avenue when it drifted across the roadway and into the west ditch. The vehicle eventually entered Rock Creek and ended up on its top.
The driver and only occupant, 28-year-old Ashley Lassiter, was not wearing a seatbelt. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
While the vehicle was discovered Sunday afternoon, the crash appears to have happened sometime earlier on Sunday.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
(SD Department of Public Safety)