Name Released in Pennington County Fatal Crash

What:    Single Vehicle Fatal crash

Where: I-90, MM 123, 13 miles east of Wall, S.D.

When:  6:40 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023

Driver No. 1: Taylor Schmieding, 26, Rapid City, SD, Fatal injuries

Vehicle No. 1: 2014 Nissan Titan

PENNINGTON COUNTY, S.D.- A 26-year-old Rapid City man has been identified as the person who died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash Saturday, 13 miles east of Wall, S.D.

Preliminary crash information indicates a 2014 Nissan Titan pickup truck was traveling westbound on I 90 near mile marker 123. The Nissan left its lane to the right, overcorrected to the left, and went into the median.  When it entered the median, the truck rolled over and the driver was ejected from the vehicle.

The 26-year-old male driver of the Nissan Titan, Taylor Schmieding, age 26, of Rapid City, S.D. sustained fatal injuries and was deceased at the scene.

He was not wearing a seatbelt.

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.