Harding County Fatal Crash

What:    Single vehicle fatal crash
Where:  SD Highway 79, mile marker 204, four miles east of Reva, SD 
When:   6:37 a.m., Friday, July 25, 2025

Driver 1: 58-year-old male from Frazee, MN, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2017 Ford F150 with trailer
Seat belt Used: Yes
Passenger 1: 53-year-old female from Frazee, MN, no injuries
Seat belt Used: No

Harding County, S.D.- A Minnesota man died in a single-vehicle crash this morning four miles east of Reva, SD.

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

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2017 Ford F150 pulling an enclosed trailer was traveling south on SD Highway 79 near mile marker 204 when the vehicle crossed the center line and entered the east ditch. The trailer separated from the vehicle and overturned. The truck came to rest in a nearby field.

The driver was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital and was pronounced deceased. A passenger in the vehicle was not injured. 

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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