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Driver Flees Five-Vehicle Crash in Rapid City, Alcohol & Speed Factors

Posted on Feb 05, 2012

Before 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 15, 2012, a 1979 Monte Carlo crashed into a line of vehicles that had stopped at a red light at the intersection of Haines Avenue and Disk Drive, in Rapid City, South Dakota, shutting down the intersection until approximately 5:45 p.m. While traveling northbound on Haines Avenue, the Monte Carlo rear ended a stopped 2003 Toyota Sequoia, which then crashed into a 2008 Ford Focus that was traveling eastbound on Disk Drive and a 2009 Jeep Liberty stopped at a red light facing south on Haines Avenue. The Toyota Sequoia also struck a 2004 Subaru Forester head-on that had stopped at the light and was also facing south on Haines Avenue.

According to Lieutenant James Johns of the Rapid City Police Department, the driver of the Monte Carlo fled the scene on foot. The police are still looking for the driver and believe the driver to be 24 year old Seth Dismounts Thrice. Two passengers in the Monte Carlo, Telano War Bonnett, 21, and Rudolph Gabe, 28, both of Rapid City, suffered life-threatening injuries and were transported to Rapid City Regional Hospital. The driver of the Toyota Sequoia, Katrina Wagner, 36, of Rapid City, also suffered injuries and was taken to the hospital. All other drivers and passengers were treated at the scene. Based on the seriousness of the multi-vehicle crash, police believe Thrice also suffered serious injuries.

Police believe that alcohol and speed contributed to this crash; the motor vehicle accident remains under investigation.

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