Name Released in Perkins County Fatal Crash

What:    Single vehicle fatal crash
Where:  South Cabin Road, five miles west of SD Highway 73, 15 south of Lemmon, SD
When:   7:55 p.m., Saturday, April 19, 2025

Driver 1: Derek Nells Myhre, 49-year-old male from Box Elder, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2008 Chevrolet Silverado
Seat belt Used: No

Perkins County, S.D.- Derek Nells Myhre of Box Elder died in a single vehicle crash Saturday evening, 15 miles south of Lemmon, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Myhre, the driver of a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado, was traveling westbound on S. Cabin Road and went off the road at a curve and rolled. He 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.