Jan. 20, 2026:
Two people died and several were injured in a multi-vehicle crash Friday afternoon (Jan. 16, 2026, at 3:44pm), five miles west of Reliance.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates 50 year old Drew Allen Kellison from Locust Grove, Virginia, was the driver of a 2025 Kenworth traveling westbound on Interstate 90 near mile marker 244 and had slowed down due to a possible crash in front of him.
A 2008 Mercury Sable driven by 28 year old Reed Glenholden Harter from Colome collided with the rear end of the semi, and a chain reaction of collisions including a 2025 Ford F-150, a 2013 Ford F-150, and a 2010 GMC Yukon occurred.
Harter and 27 year old Chandler Cole Bakley from Martin who was a front seat passenger in the Mercury Sable were pronounced deceased at the scene. Two other passengers in the vehicle– 27 year-old Wyatt Philip Kayser from Alexandria and 26 year-old Cameron Rick Quigley from Hartford– sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries.
Curtis W. Roberts, the 71-year-old male driver, and two passengers in the 2025 Ford F-150– 72 year old Kathy Roberts and 46 year old Megan Roberts– sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries while a fourth passenger, 19 year old Addison Roberts, was uninjured.
Wade James Ness, the 59-year-old male driver, and 54-year-old passenger Jennifer Rebecca Ness in the 2013 Ford F-150 both received serious, non-life-threatening injuries. The 52-year-old driver of the 2010 GMC Yukon, Catana Ehlers, sustained minor injuries, and the driver of the Kenworth, Drew Kellison, was not injured.
Whiteout conditions were a contributing factor in the crash.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
Jan. 17, 2026:
Two people died and several were injured in a multi-vehicle crash Friday afternoon (Jan. 16, 2026, at 3:44pm), five miles west of Reliance.
The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates a 50 year old male from Locust Grove, Virginia, was the driver of a 2025 Kenworth traveling westbound on Interstate 90 near mile marker 244 and had slowed down due to a possible crash in front of him. A 2008 Mercury Sable driven by a 28 year old male from Colome collided with the rear end of the semi, and a chain reaction of collisions including a 2025 Ford F-150, a 2013 Ford F-150, and a 2010 GMC Yukon occurred.
The driver and the 27 year old male from Martin who was a front seat passenger in the Mercury Sable were pronounced deceased at the scene. Two other passengers in the vehicle– a 27-year-old male from Alexandria and a 26-year-old male from Hartford– sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries.
The 71-year-old male driver and two passengers in the 2025 Ford F-150– a 72-year-old female and a 46-year-old female– sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries while a fourth passenger, a 19-year-old female, was uninjured.
The 59-year-old male driver and a 54-year-old female passenger in the 2013 Ford F-150 both received serious, non-life-threatening injuries. The 52-year-old female driver of the 2010 GMC Yukon sustained minor injuries, and the driver of the Kenworth had no injuries.
Whiteout conditions were a contributing factor in the crash.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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