Names Released in Hughes County Fatal Crash

What:    Single vehicle fatal crash
Where:  620 N. Euclid Ave, Pierre, SD
When:   9:46 a.m., Friday, March 1, 2024

Driver 1: Keven Karl Klein, 57-year-old male from Pierre, SD, no injuries
Vehicle 1: 2010 Dodge Caravan
Seatbelt Use: No

Pedestrian 1: Rocky Lane Bowker, 60-year-old male, from Eagle Butte, SD, fatal injuries

Hughes County, S.D.- A pedestrian suffered fatal injuries Friday morning in a single vehicle crash in Pierre, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Keven K. Klein, the 57-year-old male driver of a 2010 Dodge Caravan suffered a seizure and blacked out while driving. The vehicle left the road, striking a pedestrian, Rocky L. Bowker, before crashing into fencing at an apartment building. Bowker died as a result of his injuries. 

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.