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Number of crashes highest since 2007, state officials say Written By: Erik Kaufman | ×
Members of the White Lake Fire Department and the White Lake Ambulance Service respond to the scene of a fatal rollover crash on Interstate 90 in December. (Courtesy photo)
PIERRE The number of fatal motor vehicle crashes in South Dakota took a significant jump in 2020, registering the highest number of crashes in the state since 2007.
According to statistics released Wednesday by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, South Dakota recorded 141 motor vehicle fatalities in 132 fatal crashes in 2020. That number is 38% higher that the 102 fatalities recorded in 2019, which saw the lowest total in state history since records have been kept starting in 1947. The state saw 88 fatal crashes that year, also a record low.
FEMA and the State of South Dakota have awarded more than
$3.7 million in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds to four South Dakota cities for the purchase of flood prone properties and their removal from the floodplain. These acquisition projects will allow property owners to relocate away from high-risk flood areas and prevent damage from future flooding events.
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$3.3 million from FEMA represents a 75 percent cost-share of the acquisition projects. The State of South Dakota will contribute an additional
$443,547 for the projects with the local community responsible for the remaining costs.
FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Jon Huss said the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds can be used for the purchase and demolition of structures and the cost of returning the property to green space in perpetuity. The purchased lots become the property of the sponsoring community.
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