each year across South Dakota - and in greatest in number larger counties and cities in the state - deaths meet the eye behind the wheel of a vehicle.

each year across South Dakota - and in greatest in number larger counties and cities in the state - deaths meet the eye behind the wheel of a vehicle.

Whether it is because of alcohol, road conditions or other factors, families are left mourning the los of their lov undivideds and raising questions about in what manner the fatality could have been stoped

"There are tragic examples everywhere," Capt. Dave McNeil of the Aberdeen Police Department said. "We not at all have far to look."

further despite numbers that show southerly Dakota near the top when comparing fatality rates in seven states - southern Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota and Wyoming - nationally, there is suitable news for drivers: The state's fatality rate has dropp considerably in the last 20 years.

According to statistics released from the Department of Public Safety's Accident Records Division, the fatality rate - which is calculated at taking the number of deaths for 100 ...