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Tripp County Fatal Crash

Tripp County Fatal Crash 

What:    Two-vehicle fatal crash
Where:  U.S. 183 at mile marker 56, 18 miles south of Presho, South Dakota
When:   11:30 a.m., Monday, October 5, 2026

Driver 1: 37-year-old male from Wood, South Dakota, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2022 Dodge Ram 2500

Seat Belt Used: No

Driver 2: 67-year-old male from Winner, South Dakota, minor injuries
Vehicle 2: 1997 Freightliner FDL120

Seat Belt Used: Yes

Tripp County, S.D.- A Wood man died Saturday from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash near Presho, South Dakota on October 5, 2026.

Names of the people involved have not been released pending notification of family members.

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2022 Dodge Ram 2500 was parked on U.S. 183’s northbound shoulder while he removed a trailer tire. He returned to his vehicle and did a U-turn towards Winner. At the same time, the driver of a 1997 Freightliner FDL120 was traveling southbound hauling gravel. The Freightliner collided with the Dodge. The driver of the Dodge was transported to a Winner hospital. He died from his injuries on October 10, 2026. The driver of the freightliner sustained minor injuries.

The investigation is ongoing. All information released is preliminary.

The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.

Scores from Saturday

College Football

Indiana 20, Nebraska 17

USD 31, Southern Illinois 10

 

Volleyball

Northwestern over Kimball/White Lake in two sets

Lyman over Gettysburg in two sets

Wolsey Wessington over Lyman in three sets

Lyman over McIntosh in two sets

Faulkton over Lyman in two sets

Lemmon over Kimball/White Lake in two sets

Todd County over Stanley County in four sets

Papillion-LaVista South over Lennox in two sets

Brandon Valley over Pierre in three sets

O’Gorman over MOC-Floyd Valley in three sets

Harrisburg over Papillion-LaVista South in two sets

Harrisburg over Omaha Skutt in two sets

SF Christian over Rapid City Christian in straight sets

Western Christian over Roosevelt in two sets

O’Gorman over Sioux City East in two sets

Brandon Valley over Pierre in straight sets

O’Gorman over Central Lyon in two sets

Saturday’s Schedule

Volleyball

Brandon Valley at Pierre

Lennox and Harrisburg at Skutt Catholic Invite in Omaha

Baltic, Roosevelt and O’Gorman at Western Christian Tournament

Kimball/White Lake at Northwestern Tournament

Lyman at Gettysburg Tournament

 

College Football

Indiana at Nebraska at 11am

Southern Illinois at USD at 1pm

 

Cross Country

Brandon Valley and Harrisburg at ESD Meet in Pierre

Scores from Friday

High School Football

Arlington 42, Chester Area 30

Avon 60, Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian 6

Baltic 40, Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 36

Bennett County 30, Philip 16

Brandon Valley 43, Rapid City Stevens 7

Britton-Hecla 49, Redfield 6

Castlewood 48, Sisseton 16

Canton 54, Custer 0

Centerville 52, Viborg-Hurley 6

Chamberlain 18, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 14

Clark/Willow Lake 30, McCook Central/Montrose 28 (OT)

Corsica-Stickney 60, Gregory 20

Dell Rapids 41, Tri-Valley 14

Elk Point-Jefferson 49, Beresford 21

Elkton-Lake Benton 46, Alcester-Hudson 13

Faulkton Area 20, North Central 7

Florence/Henry 34, Wilmot 28

Freeman 50, De Smet 0

Groton Area 18, Mobridge-Pollock 12

Herreid/Selby Area 28, Gettysburg 12

Howard 61, Canistota 0

Irene-Wakonda 52, Gayville-Volin 14

Kimball/White Lake 51, Burke 0

Hamlin 56, Garretson 21

Hot Springs 51, Douglas 0

Lead-Deadwood 42, Harding County/Bison 40

Lemmon/McIntosh 35, Ipswich 16

Lennox 44, Dakota Valley 13

Milbank 41, Aberdeen Roncalli 0

New Underwood 34, Jones County 6

Northwestern 50, Sunshine Bible Academy 0

Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 54, Deubrook Area 30

Omaha North (Neb.) 27, Harrisburg 7

Parkston 50, Hanson 0

Pierre 65, Spearfish 0

Platte-Geddes 50, Stanley County 0

Rapid City Christian 43, Belle Fourche 0

Sioux Falls Christian 35, Vermillion 8

Sioux Falls Jefferson 41, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 0

Sioux Falls Lincoln 57, Sioux Falls Washington 21

Sioux Falls Lutheran 48, Estelline/Hendricks 16

Sioux Falls O’Gorman 48, Rapid City Central 13

Sioux Valley 20, Parker/Marion 18 (OT)

St. Thomas More 51, Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 0

Sturgis 53, Huron 47

Tea Area 41, Mitchell 21

Timber Lake 44, Sully Buttes 36 (OT)

Wall 47, Kadoka Area 16

Warner 51, Leola/Frederick Area 0

Watertown 35, Aberdeen Central 7

Waubay/Summit 26, Great Plains Lutheran 6

Webster Area 38, Waverly-South Shore 14

West Central 42, Madison 21

Wolsey-Wessington 48, Iroquois/Lake Preston 26

Yankton 35, Brookings 14

Dupree/Takini 55, Tiospa Zina 8

Lower Brule 48, Marty 6

Todd County 64, St. Francis Indian 0

Walthill (Neb.) 52, Crow Creek 0

White River 76, McLaughlin 0

Winnebago (Neb.) 70, Mahpiya Luta 14

Friday’s Schedule

Football

Burke at Kimball/White Lake

Corsica/Stickney at Gregory

Platte/Geddes at Stanley County

Chamberlain at MVP

Jones County at New Underwood

Stevens at Brandon Valley

Omaha North at Harrisburg

O’Gorman at Rapid City Central

Roosevelt at Jefferson

Lincoln at Washington

Bridgewater Emery Ethan at Baltic

Parker/Marion at Sioux Valley

White River at McLaughlin at 1

Plainview/Osmond at Valentine

Bloomfield at Ainsworth

Todd County at St. Francis

Wynot at North Central

Mitchell at Tea Area

Canton at Custer

Dell Rapids at Tri Valley

Dakota Valley at Lennox

SF Christian at Vermillion

Madison at West Central

 

Results from Thursday

Cross Country
At the Ethan/Parkston Meet on Thursday, Hadasah Olson of James Valley Christian won the girls race in 20:21:4. Abigail Engel of Gregory was 17th while Winner’s Avery Manke was 25th. Kaden Ober of James Valley Christian won the boys race in 16:25:4. Winner’s Weston Foster finished 11th, while his teammate, Carter Peppel, was 13th.

Cheer and Dance
At the Sturgis Invite,
Rapid City Central was the grand champion in dance, while Stevens was second and Winner was third. In Cheer, Rapid City Central was the grand champion, while Winner was fourth overall.

Volleyball
Lyman over Cheyenne-Eagle Butte in straight sets
Platte/Geddes over Gregory in straight sets
Jones County over Lead/Deadwood in straight sets
Parkston over Kimball/White Lake in straight sets