Names Released in Hughes County Fatal Crash

What:    Mini-Van/Pedestrian fatal crash
Where:  Highway 34, mile marker 231, Hughes County, SD 
When:   8:43 p.m., Sunday, September 28, 2025

Driver 1: Taylor Reece Hanson, 27-year-old male from Rock Valley, IA, no injuries
Vehicle 1: 2014 Chrysler Town & Country

Pedestrian: Elvera Joan Driving Hawk, 23-year-old female from Kennebec, SD, fatal injuries

Hughes County, S.D.- A pedestrian was struck and died from injuries sustained in a single vehicle crash Sunday evening in Hughes County, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Taylor Reece Hanson, the driver of a 2014 Chrysler Town & Country, was traveling westbound on Highway 34 near mile marker 231 in Hughes County and struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian, Elvera Joan Driving Hawk, was pronounced deceased at the scene. 

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.