Names Released in Sully County Fatal Crash

What:    Three vehicle fatal crash
Where:  US Highway 83, mile marker 161, one mile south of Agar, SD
When:   9:54 a.m., Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Driver 1: 16-year-old male from Pierre, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2017 Dodge Ram 1500
Seat belt Used: No

Driver 2: Philip Marcus Rush, 37-year-old male from Gettysburg, SD, no injuries
Vehicle 2: 2021 Peterbilt 379
Seat belt Used: Yes

Driver 3: Jason Neely, 50-year-old male from Luck, WI, no injuries
Vehicle 3: 2017 Volvo Tractor
Seat belt Used: Yes

Sully County, S.D.- A Pierre, SD teen died Wednesday morning in a three-vehicle crash on US Highway 83, one mile south of Agar, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2017 Dodge Ram 1500 was traveling northbound on US Highway 83 and crossed over into the southbound lanes. An approaching Peterbilt semi in the southbound lane driven by Philip M. Rush, pulled off the roadway onto the shoulder but was struck by the Dodge on the rear trailer tires, causing the Dodge to spin in the southbound lane. A second semi, driven by Jason Neely, also in the southbound lanes, turned into the west ditch but also collided with the Dodge, which came to rest in the middle of the roadway.

The driver of the Dodge was pronounced deceased at the scene. The drivers of the Peterbilt and Volvo semis were not injured.

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.