RAPID CITY, S.D. – A rollover crash on Skyline Drive that sent four people to the hospital has now turned fatal, resulting in criminal charges against the driver.
Rapid City police have identified the driver as 19-year-old Maricel Barrientos of Rapid City. Investigators say one of the passengers injured in the October 23 crash has since died from injuries sustained in the wreck.
The crash happened at about 1 a.m. when a vehicle left the roadway on Skyline Drive and rolled down a steep embankment. Officers arriving at the scene found four people inside the vehicle. All four occupants were transported to the hospital, including two who suffered life-threatening injuries.
Following the death of one of the passengers, Barrientos was arrested and charged with one count of vehicular homicide and one count of vehicular battery.
Police have previously indicated that alcohol appeared to be a factor in the crash based on witness statements gathered during the investigation. The Rapid City Police Department’s Critical Accident Reconstruction Team continues to investigate the incident.
Authorities have not yet released the name of the victim who died.
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