Man from Vermillion killed in Friday morning accident near Centerville
Jan 20, 2026
Jan. 20, 2026:
One person died Friday morning (Jan. 16, 2026, at 8:14am) in a two-vehicle crash two miles south of Centerville, SD.
Preliminary crash information indicates 20 year old James Roy Stewart from Harrisburg, the driver of a 2025 Ram 3500, was traveling westbound on SD Highway 46 near the
intersection of Highway 19. At the same time, 35 year old Samuel Kwesi Minlah from Vermillion, the driver of a 2011 Subaru Legacy, was traveling southbound on Highway 19, approaching the intersection at Highway 46. The Subaru entered the intersection and collided with the Ram. Both vehicles came to rest in the southwest ditch.
Minlah sustained fatal injuries. Stewart was not injured.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
Jan. 17, 2026:
One person died Friday morning (Jan. 16, 2026, at 8:14am) in a two-vehicle crash two miles south of Centerville, SD.
The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates a 20 year old male from Harrisburg was the driver of a 2025 Ram 3500 traveling westbound on SD Highway 46 near the intersection of Highway 19. At the same time, a 35 year old male from Vermillion was the driver of a 2011 Subaru Legacy traveling southbound on Highway 19, approaching the intersection at Highway 46. The Subaru entered the intersection and collided with the Ram. Both vehicles came to rest in the southwest ditch.
The driver of the Subaru sustained fatal injuries. The driver of the Ram was not injured.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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