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Veblen Woman Injured In Interstate 29 Vehicle Fire Dies

PEEVER, S.D. (AP) — A Veblen woman has died of injuries she suffered in a vehicle fire earlier this month.

The Highway Patrol says 53-year-old Rebecca Stoughton died Tuesday from injuries she suffered June 9 in the fire on Interstate 29, four miles south of Summit. Stoughton was a passenger in the sport utility vehicle.

The 23-year-old driver and an infant passenger in the SUV’s back seat also were injured. The patrol says both are recovering at a Minneapolis burn center.

The cause of the fire isn’t known.