Names Released in Custer County Fatal Crash

What:    Single vehicle fatal crash
Where:  Flynn Creek Road near Herbert Draw, seven miles south of Custer, SD 
When:   5:40 p.m., Monday, September 1, 2025

Driver 1: Curtis Shawn Molone, 60-year-old male from Long Pine, NE, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2023 Can-Am Maverick Side-by-Side
Seat belt Used: Yes 
Helmet Used: No
Passenger 1: Shawn Lee Malone, 41-year-old male from Ainsworth NE, fatal injuries
Seat belt Used: Yes 
Helmet Used: No

Custer County, S.D.- Two men died in a single vehicle ATV crash Monday, Sept. 1, seven miles south of Custer, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Curtis Shawn Molone, the driver of a 2023 Can-Am Maverick Side-by-Side, was traveling southbound on Flynn Creek Road. Failing to negotiate a curve, the vehicle slid sideways on the gravel road, entered the east side ditch and collided with a tree. Both the driver and passenger, Shawn Lee Malone, 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.