Box Truck Crashes Into Dry Lake Near Lake Poinsett, Closes Lane on South Dakota Highway 28

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Sheriff and Northeast Radio SD logos over a roadside scene with a white truck in a ditch by calm water, police and cones.

Northeast Radio SD News – Lake Poinsett, SD - Emergency crews responded Friday morning after a box truck left South Dakota Highway 28 and went into Dry Lake near the Stone Bridge just north of Lake Poinsett.

The Watertown Regional Dispatch Center received the 911 call at 8:34 a.m. on Oct. 9, according to the Hamlin County Sheriff’s Office. The Estelline Fire Department, Estelline Ambulance, Hamlin County Emergency Management, and sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the scene.

Emergency crews and cones block a roadside beside a lake, with a pickup and vehicle in the ditch under a clear blue sky.

Authorities say the truck was traveling west on Highway 28 when the driver lost control, entered the north ditch, and continued into Dry Lake. The driver sustained minor injuries and was evaluated by EMS personnel but was not transported to the hospital.

Highway 28 was reduced to a single lane for roughly three hours while crews from Performance Towing and Recovery of Watertown worked to remove the vehicle from the water.

The Hamlin County Sheriff’s Office investigated the crash and thanked all responding agencies for their assistance with the incident and vehicle recovery.

Overturned white truck in water beside a lakeside road, with police SUV, ambulance, and cones under a clear blue sky.