Hughes County Fatal Crash

What:    Mini-Van/Pedestrian fatal crash
Where:  Highway 34, mile marker 231, Hughes County, SD 
When:   8:43 p.m., Sunday, September 28, 2025

Driver 1: 27-year-old male from Rock Valley, IA, no injuries
Vehicle 1: 2014 Chrysler Town & Country

Pedestrian: 23-year-old female from Kennebec, SD, fatal injuries

Hughes County, S.D.- A pedestrian was struck and died from injuries sustained in a single vehicle crash Sunday evening in Hughes County, SD.

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

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2014 Chrysler Town & Country was traveling westbound on Highway 34 near mile marker 231 in Hughes County and struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene. 

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.