Names Released In Fall River Fatal Crash

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 8, 2020

CONTACT: Tony Mangan, Public Information Officer, 605-280-5648

 

Names Released In Fall River Fatal Crash

 

What:    One-Vehicle Fatal Crash

Where:  U.S. Highway 18, mile marker 70

              Eight miles east of Oelrichs, S.D.

When:   7:45 p.m., Sunday, April 5, 2020

                                                                       

Driver: Brandon Campbell, 25, Rapid City, S.D., Fatal Injuries

Passenger: Kelly Campbell, 27, Custer, S.D., Serious Non-Life Threatening Injuries

Vehicle: 2001 Honda Accord

 

OELRICHS, S.D. – A Rapid City, S.D. man has been identified as the victim in a one-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday night east of Oelrichs.

 

A 2001 Honda Accord was westbound when the vehicle left the roadway, went into the south ditch and rolled.

 

Brandon Campbell, who was the 25-year-old driver, was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

The 27-year-old passenger, Kelly Campbell of Custer, S.D., was wearing a seat belt. He suffered serious non-life threatening injuries and was transferred to a Rapid City hospital.

 

South Dakota’s Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash. All information is only preliminary at this point.

 

The Highway Patrol is part 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.