Woman injured in area rollover on I-90

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VIVIAN — A Washington woman is in critical condition following a Thursday morning vehicle rollover on Interstate 90 near Vivian.

According to Lt. Alan Welsh of the South Dakota Highway Patrol, 30-year-old Lindsay Ratliff, of Puyallup, Wash., was asleep in the passenger seat of a 2004 Jeep when around 9:50 a.m., the driver, Jimmy Ratliff, 31, of Puyallup, Wash., lost control of the vehicle, causing it to fishtail, enter the median and roll.

Lindsay Ratliff, who was sitting in a reclined passenger seat and not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle in the crash, according to Welsh. She was taken by ambulance to Avera St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre, where she is in critical condition, Welsh said. Jimmy Ratliff was wearing a seat belt and suffered minor injuries.

No charges will be filed as a result of the crash, Welsh said.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol, Jones County Sheriff’s Office, Lyman County Sheriff’s Office and Jones County EMS all responded.

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