Name Released in Harding County Fatal Crash


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Name Released in Harding County Fatal Crash

What:    Single vehicle fatal crash
Where:  SD Highway 79, mile marker 230, 30 miles north of Reva, SD

When:   8:59a.m., Sunday, July 7, 2024

Vehicle 1: 2015 Ford F350
Driver 1: Miles Roux Reed, 75-year-old male from Sturgis, SD, fatal injuries
Seatbelt Use: No

Harding County, S.D.- A 75-year-old man died July 7 from injuries in a single vehicle crash 30 miles north of Reva, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Miles R. Reed, the driver of a 2015 Ford F350 was traveling south near mile marker 230 on SD Highway 79. For an unknown reason, the vehicle crossed the center line, entered the east ditch, struck a field approach and rolled. Reed was ejected and passed away from 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.