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Names Released in Douglas County Fatal Crash
What: Two vehicle fatal crash
Where: SD Highway 44 and 398th Avenue, 10 miles northeast of Armour, SD
When: 2:20 p.m., Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Driver 1: Sheryl Lynn Tate, 65-year-old female from Winner, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2004 Chrysler Town and Country, towing a small utility trailer
Seat belt Used: Yes
Passenger 1: Annette Dawn Farmer, 29-year-old female from Sioux Falls, SD, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Seat belt Used: Under investigation
Driver 2: Matthew James Boelter, 38-year-old male from Tyndall, SD, no injuries
Vehicle 2: 2008 Peterbilt 389 with dump trailer
Seat belt Used: Yes
Douglas County, S.D.- One woman died and another was seriously injured in a two vehicle crash 10 miles northeast of Armour, SD, Wednesday afternoon.
Preliminary crash information indicates Sheryl Lynn Tate, the driver of a 2004 Chrysler Town and Country, was traveling east on SD Highway 44. A Peterbilt semi with dump trailer, driven by Matthew James Boelter, was traveling the same direction ahead of the Chrysler and had slowed down for a right turn. The approaching Chrysler swerved to the right, colliding with the right rear side of the dump trailer.
Boelter, the driver of the semi, was not injured. Tate was pronounced deceased at the scene, and a passenger in the Chrysler, Annette Dawn Farmer, sustained serious, non-life-threatening 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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