Names Released In Hamlin County Fatal Crash

A Castlewood man has been identified as the person who died in a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon south of Watertown.

A 1996 GMC Yukon was westbound on South Dakota Highway 22 when it made an illegal lane change to cross U.S. Highway 81. The vehicle collided with a 2013 Ford F-150 pickup which was traveling southbound on Highway 81.

Roy Boughton, 82, was driving the Yukon. He was not wearing a seatbelt and was partially ejected. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The other driver, 63-year-old Mary Ogren of DeSmet, was wearing a seatbelt and was not injured. There are no charges pending against her.

South Dakota’s Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash.

(SD Dept. of Public Safety)