The South Dakota Highway Patrol has released the name of a Rapid City man who died Thursday morning in a single‑vehicle crash five miles east of Scenic.
Preliminary information indicates 46‑year‑old John Waylon Miller of Rapid City, was traveling eastbound in a 2007 Toyota 4Runner when he failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle left the roadway into the north ditch, overcorrected across the highway, then entered the south ditch, where it rolled before coming to rest.
Miller sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash. Authorities reported he was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision.
The crash occurred at approximately 6:57 a.m. on April 2 along South Dakota Highway 44 near mile marker 92.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.
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