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Names Released in Grant County Fatal Crash
What: Two vehicle fatal crash
Where: US Highway 12 and 481st Avenue, two miles east of Milbank, SD
When: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Driver 1: Diane Kay Schultz, 61-year-old female from Big Stone City, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2007 Toyota Corolla
Seat belt Used: Under investigation
Driver 2: Darrell Wayne Thompson, 34-year-old male from Ortonville, MN, no injuries
Vehicle 2: 2017 Chevrolet Silverado
Seat belt Used: Yes
Passenger 2a: Jillyn Thompson, 35-year-old female from Ortonville, MN, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Seat belt Used: Yes
Passenger 2b: 9-year-old female from Ortonville, MN, no injuries
Seat belt Used: Yes
Grant County, S.D.- One woman died and another was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash two miles east of Milbank, SD Tuesday morning.
Preliminary crash information indicates Diane Kay Schultz, the driver of a 2007 Toyota Corolla, was traveling westbound on US Highway 12 and lost control of the vehicle, entering the eastbound lane. At the same time, Darrell W. Thompson, the driver of a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling eastbound, and the two vehicles collided near 481st Avenue.
Schultz died from her injuries. Thompson and a 9-year-old passenger in the Silverado were not injured. A second passenger in the Silverado, Jillyn Thompson, sustained serious, non-life-threatening 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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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.