Edmunds County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash
Where:  US Highway 12, mile marker 241, eight miles west of Roscoe, SD 
When:   8:12 p.m.,  Thursday, October 23, 2025

Driver 1: 63-year-old female from Belle Fourche, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2003 Toyota Highlander
Seat belt Used: No

Driver 2: 19-year-old male from Webster, SD, minor injuries
Vehicle 2: 2018 GMC Sierra
Seat belt Used: Yes
Passenger 2a: 19-year-old male from Federalsburg, MD, minor injuries
Seat belt Used: Yes

Edmunds County, S.D.- A Belle Fourche woman died and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Thursday evening eight miles west of Roscoe, SD.

The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2003 Toyota Highlander was traveling eastbound on US Highway 12 near mile marker 241 when a deer ran into the roadway. The driver swerved to avoid the deer but struck it and entered the westbound lane, colliding with an oncoming 2018 GMC Sierra.

The driver of the Toyota sustained fatal injuries. The driver and a passenger in the GMC sustained minor injuries. 

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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