Names Released in Charles Mix County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash
Where:  SD Highway 46, mile marker 287, one mile west of Wagner, SD
When:   2:40 p.m., Monday, October 21, 2024

Driver 1: Margaret Ella Roberts, female, 87 years old from Wagner, SD, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Vehicle 1: 2021 Subaru Outback
Seat Belt Used: Under investigation
Passenger 1: Robert Carl Roberts, male, 94 years old from Wagner, SD, fatal injuries
Seat Belt Used: Under investigation

Driver 2: Daniel Edward Sagmiller, male, 65 years old from Piedmont, SD, no injuries
Vehicle 2: 2023 Peterbilt 389 tactor/trailer
Seat Belt Used: Yes


Charles Mix County, S.D.- A 94-year-old man died in a two-vehicle collision Monday near Wagner, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Margaret Ella Roberts, the driver of a 2021 Subaru Outback, and Daniel Edward Sagmiller, the driver of a 2023 Peterbilt 389 tactor/trailer, were both westbound on SD Highway 46 just west of Wagner. Roberts pulled over and began a U-turn, colliding with the Peterbilt.

She was flown to a Sioux Falls hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries. Her passenger, Robert C. Roberts, was taken to the Wagner Community Hospital with injuries, but passed away a short time later. Sagmiller had no 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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