Names Released In Haakon County Fatal Crash
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021
CONTACT: Tony Mangan, Public Information Officer, 605-280-5648
Names Released In Haakon County Fatal Crash
What: Two-Vehicle Crash
Where: 212th Avenue, two miles north of Grindstone Road
20 miles northeast of Philip, S.D.
When: 9:30 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021
Driver No. 1: Sheldon Mead, 50, Belle Fourche, S.D., Fatal Injuries
Passenger: William Larive, 59, Box Elder, S.D., Serious Non-Life Threatening Injuries
Male, 12, Box Elder, S.D., Serious Non-Life Threatening Injuries
Vehicle: 2004 Ford F150 Pickup
Driver No. 2: Allan McDonnell, 22, Quinn, S.D., No Injuries
Passenger: Rylan McDonnell, 17, Quinn, S.D., No Injuries
Vehicle: 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Pickup
PHILIP, S.D. – A Belle Fourche, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died last Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash northeast of Philip.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a Ford F150 pickup was northbound on 212th Avenue, which is a gravel road, when the driver attempted to turn towards the east ditch. The vehicle collided with a southbound 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup.
Sheldon Mead, the 50-year-old driver of the Ford pickup, was pronounced dead at the scene. The two male passengers, ages 59 and 12, suffered serious non-life threatening injuries and were transported to the Philip hospital. Both passengers were Box Elder.
Both male occupants of the Dodge pickup were not injured.
None of the people involved in the crash were wearing seat belts.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
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.
