Clark County Fatal Crash

What:    Single vehicle fatal crash
Where:  North of US 212 on 428th Avenue, three miles east of Clark, SD 
When:   4:30 p.m., Thursday, July 24, 2025

Driver 1: 15-year-old female from Henry, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2007 Ford Focus
Seat belt Used: Under investigation

Clark County, S.D.- A Clark County teen died in a single vehicle crash Thursday afternoon, three miles east of Clark, SD.

The name of the person involved has not been released pending notification of family members.

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2007 Ford Focus was traveling north on 428th Avenue from US Highway 212. The driver lost control of the vehicle and entered the east ditch, rolling onto its roof. The driver was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced deceased. 

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.