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Andover man, 29, dies in Meade County crash


A 29-year-old Andover man died in a two-vehicle crash in Meade County the morning of Monday, Dec. 18.

Ethan A. Reasy was killed in the wreck, according to a news release from the South Dakota Department of Safety.

Reasy was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Cobalt on State Highway 79 and crossed the centerline into oncoming traffic, according to the release.

A 2010 “Peterbilt semi driven by Vernon A. Kuntz, 56, tried to avoid collision by braking and steering into a ditch. Reasy’s vehicle continued toward the semi until they collided,” per the release.

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Kuntz, of Dickinson, N.D., suffered minor injuries.

The crash was between Vale and Sturgis near mile marker 120 at 11:22 a.m.

The South Dakota Highway patrol is investigating the wreck.