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South Dakota Resident Killed While Helping Others Involved in Crash

Posted on Nov 21, 2011

On Thursday, October 20, 2011, at approximately 9 p.m., Gerald Roth of Jefferson, South Dakota, was traveling on Interstate 29 near the South Dakota-Iowa border when he saw a car accident and pulled over to help the drivers. Roth, 57, parked his car and walked towards the crash victims. While walking to the crash, Roth moved into a motor vehicle lane to warn other motorists of the collision and was hit by an on-coming 2004 Dodge Durango, driven by Kenneth R. Farley, 40, of Lincoln, Nebraska. Roth was rushed to a Sioux City hospital where he was pronounced dead.

At the time he was hit, Roth had been trying to help the victims of a crash involving Jefferson Galvin, 15, of Dakota Dunes, who was driving a 2002 Oldsmobile Aurora, and Lena Ramirez, 21, of Sioux City, who was driving a 1998 Mercury Sable. Galvin had lost control of his car while driving northbound on I-29. He crossed over the median and into the southbound lanes where he hit the Mercury Sable. Both Galvin and Ramirez were taken to a Sioux City hospital with serious but non life-threatening injuries.

We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Gerald Roth and wish for a quick recovery to both Jefferson Galvin and Lena Ramirez.

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