Names Released in Lincoln County Fatal Crash

What:    Single vehicle fatal crash
Where:  275th Street and 466th Avenue, four miles north of Lennox, SD 
When:   11:12 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025

Driver 1: Elijah Malik Cooper, 21-year-old male from Sioux Falls, SD, life-threatening injuries
Vehicle 1: 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Seat belt Used: Yes 
Passenger 1a: Tyree Anthony Wilson, 51-year-old male from Sioux Falls, SD, fatal injuries
Seat belt Used: No

Lincoln County, S.D.- One man died and another seriously injured in a single vehicle crash late Saturday night four miles north of Lennox, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Elijah Malik Cooper, the driver of a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, was traveling eastbound on 275th Street just west of 466th Avenue. The Jeep crossed the center line then entered the north ditch, hit a field approach and rolled, ejecting the passenger, Tyree Anthony Wilson. 

Cooper was taken to a Sioux Falls hospital with life-threating injuries. Wilson died at the scene. 

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.

The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.

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Note: Records of state-reportable crashes are now available at http://www.safesd.gov/ . Records should be available about 10 days after the investigation is complete.