THE SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IS OUT WITH ITS 2024 HIGHWAY FATALITY REPORT.
UNOFFICIALLY, THERE WERE 141 FATALITIES ON SOUTH DAKOTA HIGHWAYS IN 2024.
THE STATE D-P-S SAYS A FATALITY IS CONSIDERED CRASH RELATED WHEN DEATH OCCURS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF AN ACCIDENT.
WITH THAT, THE OFFICIAL TOTAL WILL BE RELEASED AT A LATER DATE, AND COULD CHANGE CONSIDERABLY GIVEN CRASHES LAST MONTH.