Names Released in Minnehaha County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash
Where:  SD Highway 42, mile marker 350, nine miles west of Sioux Falls, SD
When:   6:28 a.m., Thursday, October 24, 2024

Driver 1: Kellin Duane DeVries, 56-year-old male from Hartford, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 1999 Harley Davidson FLHTCUI
Helmet Used: Yes

Driver 2: Benjamin Joseph Lambert, 19-year-old male from Sioux Falls, SD, minor injuries
Vehicle 2: 2016 Dodge Ram 1500
Seat Belt Used: No

Minnehaha County, S.D.- A motorcyclist died Thursday morning in a two-vehicle collision nine miles west of Sioux Falls, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Kellin Duane DeVries, the driver of a 1999 Harley Davidson, was traveling westbound on SD Highway 42 near mile marker 350. At the same time, a 2016 Dodge Ram, driven by Benjamin Joseph Lambert, was eastbound on SD 42 and attempted to pass the vehicle in front of him by entering the westbound lane. While passing, he collided head-on with the approaching motorcycle.

DeVries passed away at the scene. Lambert sustained minor 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.