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When someone is injured in an accident in Rapid City, it is important to gather information about what happens next.

Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.

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175
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State: 
South Dakota

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Accident reports by county

Butte County, SD - 1
Carter County, MT - 1
Fall River County, SD - 2
Harding County, SD - 1
Jackson County, SD - 3
Lawrence County, SD - 4
Meade County, SD - 5
Morrill County, NE - 2
Pennington County, SD - 19
Shannon County, SD - 2
Sheridan County, WY - 1
Weston County, WY - 2

Most recent accident reports

Two dead, one injured in two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Upper Spring Creek Road and South Dakota Highway 79 near Rapid City, South Dakota

Date: 
Sunday, October 17, 2021
Roadway: 
Upper Spring Creek Road and South Dakota Highway 79
City: 
Rapid City, SD
Type: Car Accident

Thomas “TJ” Jackson, 22, Jaden Olson, 21, and Titus Ironshield, 55, killed in collision with semi truck on Interstate 90 near Sturgis, South Dakota

Date: 
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Roadway: 
Interstate 90
City: 
Sturgis, SD
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Special Circumstances - Commercial Vehicle, Rear-End Collisions

Amy Rednest, Vanessa Gomez, Nevaeh Montoya, Emma Reza, and Falicia Reza killed in collision with semi truck on U.S. Highway 385 near Bridgeport, Nebraska

Date: 
Sunday, August 11, 2019
Roadway: 
U.S. Highway 385
City: 
Bridgeport, NE
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Special Circumstances - Commercial Vehicle

Trooper Jerry L. Smith, 51, and one person killed in head-on collision on Highway 26 in Morrill County, Nebraska

 

 

Date: 
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Roadway: 
Highway 26
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on

Harry J. Mueller, 84, and Bernard W. Holman, 76, killed in collision on U.S. 85 near Newcastle, Wyoming

Date: 
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Roadway: 
U.S. 85
City: 
Newcastle, WY
Type: Car Accident

James Bradley, 54, and Deanna Bradley, 45, killed in motorcycle collision on Highway 1416 in Box Elder, South Dakota

Date: 
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Roadway: 
Highway 1416
City: 
Box Elder, SD
Type: Motorcycle Accident
Topics: 
Special Circumstances - Commercial Vehicle

Waylon Red Elk Sr., 42, Jaylene Pretends Eagle, 34, Waylon Red Elk Jr., 1, and unborn baby killed in collision with drunk driver in Porcupine, South Dakota

Date: 
Saturday, November 4, 2017
City: 
Porcupine, SD
Type: Car Accident

Winya Wastewin Decory, 4, Mato Sires and Jenhae Swift Eagle, both 10, Jeremy Little, 13, and Wanda Sires, 66, killed, and four injured in car collision on U.S. Highway 40/BIA Highway 41 near Red Shirt, South Dakota

Date: 
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Roadway: 
U.S. Highway 40/BIA Highway 41
City: 
Red Shirt, SD
Type: Car Accident

Ashton Standing Bear, Jaceya Cummings, Micah Cummings, Devin Conquering Bear, and Tawni Wilcox killed in head-on car collision with semi truck on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation on Highway 44 in Wanblee, South Dakota

   

Date: 
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Roadway: 
Highway 44
City: 
Wanblee, SD
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on, Special Circumstances - Commercial Vehicle

Richard Lessert, 35, and Douglas Schmitz. 58, dead when struck by train near Edgemont, South Dakota

Date: 
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
City: 
Edgemont, SD
Type: Train Accident

Gilbert R. Maestas, 60, killed, and Allen Holland, 49, Mark Gladue, 32, and Sandra Duclo, 56, injured in car crash on Wyoming State Highway 450 near Newcastle, Wyoming

 A fatal crash Wednesday morning (2/17/16) west of Newcastle, Wyoming has resulted in the death of 60 year old Newcastle resident Gilbert R. Maestas. The crash occurred at 6:20 a.m.

Date: 
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Roadway: 
Wyoming State Highway 450
City: 
Newcastle, WY
Type: Car Accident

Timothy Brown, 64, Tricia Verhelle-Brown, 45, and Theodore “Teddy” Brown, 13, killed in small-plane crash near Boyes, Montana

Date: 
Saturday, September 17, 2016
City: 
Boyes, MT
Type: Aircraft Accident

Robert Center, 49, killed in motorcycle crash near Rochford, South Dakota

Date: 
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Type: Motorcycle Accident

Dale Shull, 65, dies in motorcycle crash on U.S. Highway 212 in Newell, South Dakota

Date: 
Friday, July 29, 2016
Roadway: 
U.S. Highway 212
City: 
Newell, SD
Type: Motorcycle Accident

Gary Haggard, 54, dies, Myong Cha Chan, 57, and Ok Yeon Yoon, 63, suffer life-threatening injuries when semi-crashes into parked car on Scenic Overlook in Kadoka, South Dakota

Date: 
Sunday, July 17, 2016
Roadway: 
Scenic Overlook
City: 
Kadoka, SD
Type: Car Accident