Butte County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash
Where:  US Highway 212, mile marker 24, 10 miles east of Belle Fourche, SD
When:   8:05 a.m., Monday, September 2, 2024

Vehicle 1: 2019 Ford F350
Driver 1: 16-year-old male, minor injuries
Seatbelt Use: Yes

Vehicle 21: 2014 GMC Sierra
Driver 2: 85-year-old male, fatal injuries
Seatbelt Use: Yes

Butte County, S.D.- An 85-year-old man died from injuries sustained Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash near Belle Fourche, SD.

The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2019 Ford F350 was traveling westbound on US Highway 212 near mile marker 24 when the vehicle crossed into the eastbound lane and collided head-on with the driver of an eastbound 2014 GMC Sierra.

The driver of the Ford was taken to a Spearfish health center with minor injuries. The driver of the GMC was transported to a hospital in Rapid City with life-threatening injuries and then passed away from those injuries.  Both drivers were wearing seatbelts.

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.