Name Released in Meade County Fatal Crash

What:    Single vehicle fatal crash
Where:  8986 Erickson Ranch Road, Blackhawk, SD
When:   9:48 p.m., Friday, April 12, 2024

Driver 1: Nathan Tyrel Wheeler, 42-year-old male from Piedmont, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2004 GMC Envoy
Seat Belt Use: No

Meade County, S.D.- A 42-year-old man died Friday, April 12, in a single-vehicle crash in Black Hawk, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Nathan T. Wheeler was northbound on Erickson Ranch Road when the vehicle left the roadway to the right entering the ditch. The vehicle rolled, ejecting Wheeler, who was not wearing a seatbelt. He suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased 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.