What: Two vehicle fatal crash
Where: SD Highway 37, mile marker 71, 1 mile south of Mitchell, SD
When: 2:10 p.m., Saturday, December 2, 2023
Driver 1: Harlan Dale Miller, 63, Mitchell, SD, Fatal injuries
Passenger 1: Kenneth Leroy Miller, 72, Parker, SD, Serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Vehicle 1: 2010 Ford Fusion
Driver 2: Todd Michael Hohn, 57, Mitchell, SD, No injuries
Vehicle 2: 2014 Chevrolet Silverado
DAVISON COUNTY, S.D.- A 63-year-old Mitchell, SD man has been identified as the person who died Saturday morning in a two vehicle crash one mile south of Mitchell, SD on Highway 37.
Preliminary crash information indicates a 2010 Ford Fusion driven by Harlan Dale Miller, 63, of Mitchell, SD, was stopped or nearly stopped in the southbound lane on SD Highway 37 near milepost 71. A white 2014 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Todd Michael Hohn, 57, of Mitchell, SD, was southbound at the same location. The two vehicles collided in the southbound lane, with the Ford Fusion coming to a rest in the west ditch and the Chevrolet Silverado coming to rest in the east ditch.
Harlan Miller was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash. His passenger, Kenneth Leroy Miller, 72, received non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital. Seat belt use is under investigation for the driver. The passenger was wearing a seat belt. The driver of the Chevrolet Silverado, Todd Michael Hohn, was not injured in the crash and was not wearing a seat belt.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.