Names Released in Pennington County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash
Where:  Interstate 90, mile marker 121, 10 miles east of Wall, SD
When:   1:36 p.m., Monday, April 21, 2025

Driver 1: Tage Harold Tyler, 21-year-old male from Rapid City, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2009 Ford Focus
Seat belt Used: No

Driver 2: Hartley Jerome Hertel, 60-year-old male from Sioux Falls, SD, no injuries
Vehicle 2: 2002 GMC Sierra 1500
Seat belt Used: Yes
Passenger 2a: Stephanie Lynn Hertel, 59-year-old female from Sioux Falls, SD, no injuries
Seat belt Used: Yes
Passenger 2b: 12-year-old female from Sioux Falls, SD, no injuries
Seat belt Used: Yes
Passenger 2c: 8-year-old female from Sioux Falls, SD, no injuries
Seat belt Used: Yes

Pennington County, S.D.- A Rapid City man died in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 Monday afternoon, 10 miles east of Wall, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Tage Harold Tyler, the driver of a 2009 Ford Focus, was traveling eastbound on Interstate 90 near mile marker 121 and in the process of passing a 2002 GMC Sierra driven by Hartley Jerome Hertel. As the Ford was changing lanes back to the driving lane, it came in contact with the front bumper of the GMC and began traveling sideways and both vehicles left the roadway and entered the south ditch. The Ford began to rollover, ejecting Tyler from the vehicle.

Tyler died from his injuries. Hertel and three passengers in the GMC were 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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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.