Lincoln County Fatal Crash

What:    Single vehicle fatal crash
Where:  294th Street and 488th Avenue, one mile southeast of Hudson, SD 
When:   12:30 a.m., Saturday, November 29, 2025

Driver 1: 18-year-old male from Rock Valley, IA, no injuries
Vehicle 1: 2011 Ford F-250
Seat belt Used: Yes 
Passenger 1a: 14-year-old male from Hudson, SD, fatal injuries
Seat belt Used: No
Passenger 1b: 19-year-old female from Sioux Falls, SD, no injuries
Seat belt Used: Yes 

Lincoln  County, S.D.- One person died in a single vehicle crash early Saturday morning one mile southeast of Hudson, SD.

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

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2011 Ford F-250 was traveling northbound on 488th Avenue near 294th Street pulling a male on a snowboard. The snowboarder fell and the truck stopped and began to back up. A juvenile male in the bed of the truck fell from the bed and was struck by the truck. The group drove the injured teen to the Haywarden Regional Hospital in Iowa where he died from his injuries. There were no other injuries.

Charges are pending against the driver.

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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