Fall River County Fatal Crash

What:    Single vehicle double fatality crash
Where:  US Highway 18, mile marker 73, eight miles east of Oelrichs, SD
When:   9:59 p.m., Monday, February 24, 2025

Driver 1: 28-year-old male from Rapid City, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2008 Chevrolet Silverado
Seat belt Used: No
Passenger 1a: 23-year-old male from Oglala, SD, fatal injuries
Seat belt Used: Yes
Passenger 1b: 44-year-old male from Oglala, SD, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Seat belt Used: Under investigation

Fall River County, S.D.- Two men died and a third was injured when they fled the scene during a traffic stop and crashed on US Highway 18, eight miles east of Oelrichs, SD.

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

Preliminary information indicates that while the driver of a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado was outside of the vehicle undergoing a DUI investigation during a traffic stop, the front seat passenger slid into the driver’s seat and fled eastbound on US Highway 18 at a high rate of speed. The vehicle failed to negotiate a curve at mile marker 73 and left the roadway, rolling several times. The driver and a passenger were ejected. The driver sustained fatal injuries while the passenger received serious, non-life-threatening injuries.

A second passenger in the vehicle also sustained fatal 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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