Names Released in Lawrence County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash
Where:  US Highway 14A, mile marker 40, Deadwood, SD
When:   10:35 a.m., June 19, 2025

Driver 1: Joseph Bernard Schumacher, 73-year-old male from Lead, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2011 Honda Ridgeline
Seat Belt Used: Yes

Driver 2: Robert Ray Stagner, 59-year-old male from Deadwood, SD, no injuries
Vehicle 2: 2022 Ford F-550
Seat belt Used: Yes

Lawrence County, S.D.- A Lead, SD man died in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Highway 14A in Deadwood, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Joseph Bernard Schumacher, the driver of a 2011 Honda Ridgeline was traveling west on US Highway 14A near mile marker 40 when the vehicle crossed the center line and collided with an eastbound Ford F-550 driven by Robert Ray Stagner. Both vehicles came to rest in the eastbound lanes.

Schumacher was pronounced deceased at the scene. Stagner was 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.

                                                         ###

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.