Names Released in Beadle County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash
Where:  US Highway 14, mile marker 344, near West Park Avenue, Huron, SD 
When:   7:54 a.m., Monday, July 21, 2025

Driver 1: Caleb William Schuette, 31-year-old male from Miller, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2001 Buick LeSabre
Seat belt Used: Yes 

Driver 2: Jeremy Elmer Getscher, 34-year-old male from Wolsey, SD, no injuries
Vehicle 2: 2007 Kenworth Construction T800
Seat belt Used: Yes 

Beadle County, S.D.- A Miller, SD man died in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning in Huron, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Caleb William Schuette, the driver of a 2001 Buick LeSabre, was traveling northbound on West Park Avenue and failed to yield at the stop sign and entered the intersection at US Highway 14. A semi, driven by Jeremy Elmer Getscher, was traveling eastbound on Highway 14 and collided with the Buick. The Buick came to rest in the northwest ditch and the semi came to rest in the eastbound lanes of US 14, closing the highway for approximately five hours. 

Schuette sustained fatal injuries. Getscher was 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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