The police later indicated the pedestrian may have been killed while crossing the road.

The crash was reported at 8:23 p.m. According to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, a 37-year-old driver of a 2022 Tesla was traveling eastbound on SD Highway 46 near mile marker 339 when the Tesla struck a 67-year-old man walking in the roadway. The man was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries where he later died.