Names Released in Lyman County Multi-Vehicle Fatal Crash

What:    Multi vehicle fatal crash
Where:  Interstate 90, mile marker 244, five miles west of Reliance, SD 
When:   3:44 p.m., Friday, January 16, 2026

Driver 1: Drew Allen Kellison, 50-year-old male from Locust Grove, VA, no injuries
Vehicle 1: 2025 Kenworth 
Seat belt Used: Yes 

Driver 2: Reed Glenholden Harter, 28-year-old male from Colome, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 2: 2008 Mercury Sable
Seat belt Used: Yes 
Passenger 2a: Chandler Cole Bakley, 27-year-old male from Martin, SD, fatal injuries
Seat belt Used: Yes 
Passenger 2b: Wyatt Philip Kayser, 27-year-old male from Alexandria, SD, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Seat belt Used: Under investigation
Passenger 2c: Cameron Rick Quigley, 26-year-old male from Hartford, SD, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Seat belt Used: Under investigation

Driver 3: Curtis W. Roberts, 71-year-old male, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Vehicle 3: 2025 Ford F-150
Seat belt Used: Yes 
Passenger 3a: Kathy Roberts. 72-year-old female, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Seat belt Used: Yes 
Passenger 3b: Megan Roberts, 46-year-old female, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Seat belt Used: Yes
Passenger 3c: Addison Roberts, 19-year-old female, no injuries
Seat belt Used: Yes

Driver 4: Wade James Ness, 59-year-old male, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Vehicle 4: 2013 Ford F-150
Seat belt Used: No
Passenger 4a: Jennifer Rebecca Ness, 54-year-old female, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Seat belt Used: No

Driver 5: Catana Ehlers, 52-year-old female, minor injuries
Vehicle 5: 2010 GMC Yukon
Seat belt Used: Yes

Lyman County, S.D.- Two people died and several were injured in a multi-vehicle crash Friday afternoon, five miles west of Reliance, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Drew Allen Kellison, the driver of a 2025 Kenworth, was traveling westbound on Interstate 90 near mile marker 244 and had slowed down due to a crash in front of him. Reed Glenholden Harter, the driver of a 2008 Mercury Sable, collided with the rear end of the semi, and a chain reaction of collisions including a 2025 Ford F-150, a 2013 Ford F-150, and a 2010 GMC Yukon occurred. 

The two front seat occupants in the Mercury Sable, Harter and Chandler Cole Bakley, were pronounced deceased at the scene. Two other passengers in the vehicle, Wyatt Philip Kayser and Cameron Rick Quigley, sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries. 

The driver of the 2025 Ford F-150, Curtis W. Roberts, and two passengers, Kathy and Megan Roberts, sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries while a fourth passenger, Addison Roberts, was uninjured. 

The driver and a passenger in the 2013 Ford F-150, Wade and Jennifer Ness, both received serious, non-life-threatening injuries. Catana Ehlers, driving the 2010 GMC Yukon, sustained minor injuries, and the driver of the Kenworth, Drew A. Kellison, had no injuries.

Weather conditions with whiteout visibility were a contributing factor in the crash.

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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