FT. PIERRE, S.D. – An 18-year-old man from Fort Pierre died and three men were injured in a UTV accident early Saturday morning (Sept. 9, 2023) in Stanley County.
Sheriff Brad Rathbun says two 18 year-olds, a 19 year-old and a 20 year-old were riding through a pasture in a side-by-side about one mile west of Fort Pierre when the machine rolled around 1:43am. One of the men was able to call 911, but didn’t know their location.
Rathbun says emergency responders located them around 3:20am. He says 18 year-old Hayden Monson, a passenger in the side by side, was dead at the scene. An 18 year-old and a 19 year-old were taken by AMR ambulance to the hospital in Pierre. The 19 year- old was then flown to a hospital in Sioux Falls and is in critical condition. The 20 year-old was taken by private vehicle to the hospital in Pierre.
Rathbun says who was driving and other details of the accident are under investigation.
Also responding to the scene were the Fort Pierre Volunteer Fire Department and Pierre Rescue.
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