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Careless driver causes accident near Bergsaker Hall

REBEKAH TUCHSCHERER
rjtuchscherer16@ole.augie.edu

A vehicle rear-ended a car stopped for traffic near Bergsaker Hall on Tuesday evening.

Jayden Lottman, an 18-year-old Sioux Falls resident, was driving her 2016 Honda CRV west on 33rd street at 5 p.m. when she hit the rear of a 55-year-old man’s 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix, according to Sioux Falls police spokesman Sam Clemens.

The passenger in Lottman’s vehicle suffered minor injuries during the crash, including a possible broken wrist. The victim’s car experienced $1,000 in damages.

Police ticketed Lottman for careless driving at the scene. No Augustana University students were involved in the accident.

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