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What: Two-vehicle fatal crash
Where: I-90 at mile marker 292, 8 miles east of Kimball, South Dakota
When: 2:02 p.m., Monday, October 12, 2026
Driver 1: 31-year-old male from Monticello, Minnesota, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2015 Honda Odyssey
Seat Belt Used: Yes
Passenger 1: 24-year-old female from Monticello, Minnesota, life-threatening injuries
Seat Belt Used: Yes
Passenger 2: 11-month-old male from Monticello, Minnesota, minor injuries
Seat Belt Used: Yes
Passenger 3: 3-year-old male from Monticello, Minnesota, fatal injuries
Seat Belt Used: Yes
Driver 2: 54-year-old male from Plankinton, South Dakota, no injuries
Vehicle 2: 2012 Dodge Ram 2500
Seat Belt Used: Yes
Brule County, S.D.- Two people died Monday in a two-vehicle crash near Kimball, South Dakota.
Names of the people involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2015 Honda Odyssey was traveling eastbound on I-90 near mile marker 292. At the same time, the driver of a 2012 Dodge Ram 2500 was traveling westbound pulling a stock trailer when a wheel came off the trailer. The wheel crossed the median and struck the Honda. The driver of the Honda and one of its passengers sustained fatal injuries. Another of the Honda’s passengers sustained life threatening injuries. The third passenger had minor injuries. The driver of the Dodge was not injured.
The investigation is ongoing. All information released is preliminary.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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