Vehicle hits car and flees in hit-and-run in Spearfish, Spearfish SD

Traffic

Reported: 10/31/2025 06:22 PM

Near State St 620 11th, Spearfish, SD 57783

A vehicle hit another car at State Street in Spearfish and left the scene heading toward Jackson. The suspect vehicle is a black Mitsubishi Eclipse with plate number withheld. Police found the vehicle near 11th Street and are investigating the hit-and-run.

Audio|Source: Spearfish PD, Fire, Lawrence Co Sheriff

02:39

Transcript:

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23, finding into a hit and run that just occurred near State Street,

00:05

RP advised.

00:07

But a vehicle just hit his car and left heading towards Jackson.

00:12

He did get a plate.

00:14

It's (number withheld), comes back to a black Mitsubishi eclipse. We've got it attached.

00:31

And 12923, closed door to being row, code one.

00:44

9991.

00:51

151 advise that one other units doing a transport suffice that there's a vehicle just north of Spearfish with its hazards on possibly related to an earlier traffic complaint.

01:08

9-0-723, 1028 South Dakota.

01:16

(number withheld).

01:19

Signed to S-23, that comes back to a black Mitsubishi Eclipse,

01:26

registered to a (name withheld) of Spearfish. It expires 2026, negative 1629.

01:34

I locate that vehicle here near 11th Street. I'll read Chikin Department 5.

01:41

Okay.

01:48

2331.

01:50

Go ahead.

01:51

Do you want me to make contact with the RP?

02:00

1,9830.

02:04

The 1078 had a call transferred from 9-2S, RP at 352 as Highway 14.

02:12

She was advising that she had given her keys to (name withheld) and that if he doesn't return them back tomorrow, she'll be calling.

02:20

She was very 6-7 and seemed to be a bit confused, but that's what she had advised.

02:29

Do you want to go ahead?

02:33

You can find me this eight and run and I'll be out with the RP in his vehicle.

02:37

7-4.

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Near State St 620 11th, Spearfish, SD 57783

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