Published October 12, 2011, 12:12 PM

Mountain lion killed in crash with car in SD

RAPID CITY (AP) — A woman suffered minor injuries when her car collided with a mountain lion west of Rapid City. The lion was killed.

RAPID CITY (AP) — A woman suffered minor injuries when her car collided with a mountain lion west of Rapid City. The lion was killed.

Pennington County Sheriff's Sgt. Greg Foster tells the media that the lion ran in front of the woman's car in the dark Tuesday night and she couldn't avoid hitting it.

The woman suffered scratches on her arms when the car's air bag deployed. She did not require hospitalization.

State wildlife officials were picking up the lion carcass.

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