Meade County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash
Where:  Chaffee Place and Fairpoint Road, 15 miles northwest of Union Center, SD 
When:   4:45 p.m., Saturday, September 6, 2025

Driver 1: 83-year-old female from Union Center, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2020 Honda Civic
Seat belt Used: Under investigation

b 19-year-old female from Enning, SD, minor injuries
Vehicle 2: 2002 Ford F350
Seat belt Used: Yes 

Meade County, S.D.- A Union Center woman died in a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon, 15 miles northwest of Union Center, SD.

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

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2020 Honda Civic was traveling eastbound on Chaffee Place, a one lane, public maintained gravel road. At the same time, the driver of a 2002 Ford F350 was traveling westbound on Chaffee Place. As both vehicles crested a hill, they collided head-on. 

The driver of the Honda died at the scene. The driver of the Ford sustained minor 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.