Names Released in Walworth County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash

Where:  US Hwy 12, Mile Marker 217, 7 miles east of Selby, SD

When:   5:28 p.m., Thursday, October 26, 2023

Driver 1: Ty Fuehrer, 21, Herreid, SD, Minor injuries

Vehicle 1: 2016 Ford Taurus

Driver 2: Gordon Huber, 73, Hoven, SD, Fatal injuries

Vehicle 2: 1995 Ford 150 

Walworth County, S.D.- A Hoven, SD man has been identified as the person who died Thursday evening in a two vehicle crash in Walworth County.

Preliminary crash information indicates a 2016 Ford Taurus was driving westbound on US Hwy 12 near mile marker 217.  The Taurus started passing a Semi/Tractor pulling a tanker and did not see a 1995 Ford F150 driving eastbound.  The Taurus and F150 collided, each on the front driver side fender, nearly head on.

The F150 came to a final rest on the road and the Taurus came to a final rest in the south ditch.  US Hwy 12 was closed in this location for about 4.5 hours.

The driver of the 2016 Ford Taurus, Ty Fuehrer, age 21,of Herreid, SD sustained minor injuries.

Seatbelt use is under investigation.

The driver of the 1995 Ford 150, Gordon Huber, age 73, of Hoven, SD sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

He was wearing a seatbelt.

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.