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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, July 9, 2022
CONTACT: Tony Mangan, Public Information Officer, 605-773-6196
Names Released In Charles Mix County Fatal Crash
What: Two-Vehicle Crash
Where: S.D. Highway 46
One mile west of Ft. Randall Casino
When: 2:56 p.m., July 5, 2022
Driver No. 1: Charles Selwyn, 29, Sioux Falls, S.D., Fatal Injuries
Vehicle: 2006 Ford Five Hundred
Driver No. 2: David Struckman-Johnson, 73, Vermillion, S.D., Fatal Injuries
Vehicle: 2017 Subaru Forester
FORT RANDALL, S.D. – Names have been released of the two men who died Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash west of the Ft. Randall Casino.
Preliminary crash information indicates a 2006 Ford Five Hundred was westbound on South Dakota Highway 46 when the driver lost control in the rainy conditions. The vehicle went into the eastbound lane and collided with a 2017 Subaru Forester.
Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. Charles Selwyn of Sioux Falls, 29, was the driver of the Ford. His seat belt use is under investigation. David Struckman-Johnson of Vermillion, 73, was the driver of the Subaru. He was wearing a seat belt.
South Dakota’s 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.