Names Released in Clay County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash
Where:  Intersection of SD 46 and SD 19, two miles south of Centerville, SD 
When:   8:14 a.m., Friday, January 16, 2026

Driver 1: James Roy Stewart, 20-year-old male from Harrisburg, SD, no injuries
Vehicle 1: 2025 Ram 3500
Seat belt Used: Yes

Driver 2: Samuel Kwesi Minlah, 35-year-old male from Vermillion, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 2: 2011 Subaru Legacy
Seat belt Used: Yes 

Clay County, S.D.- One person died Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash two miles south of Centerville, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates James Roy Stewart, the driver of a 2025 Ram 3500, was traveling westbound on SD Highway 46 near the intersection of Highway 19. At the same time, Samuel Kwesi Minlah, the driver of a 2011 Subaru Legacy, was traveling southbound on Highway 19, approaching the intersection at Highway 46. The Subaru entered the intersection and collided with the Ram. Both vehicles came to rest in the southwest ditch. 

Minlah sustained fatal injuries. Stewart 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.

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