The South Dakota Highway Patrol responded to an accident between a car and a semi late Sunday afternoon in Roberts County which resulted in a large diesel spill, but no injuries.
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reports the incident occurred at around 4 p.m. on U.S. Highway 12 a mile west of Summit.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a car driven by 59-year-old Brian Heupel of Aberdeen had exited Interstate 29 at the Summit interchange, but failed to obey a stop sign before turning onto Highway 12. As as result, the car collided with a semi gas tanker truck, causing a significant amount of diesel fuel to spill onto the ground.
Heupel and a 57-year-old female passenger in the car, were both uninjured. The 58-year-old man driving the semi also escaped injury.
Heupel was cited to failing to obey a stop sign.
