SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A 21-year-old Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to three years in prison, a year after a fatal crash near Lennox, SD, according to court records.
Court records show Elijah Cooper pleaded guilty to manslaughter earlier this year. The single vehicle crash on Saturday, October 5, 2025. Vehicular homicide, grand theft, and DUI charges were dismissed against Cooper.
According to the Department of Public Safety, on October 5 2025, Cooper was driving an SUV, with Tyree Wilson, 54, in the passenger seat, headed east on 275th Street, west of 466th Avenue. The SUV crossed the center line then entered a north ditch, hit a field approach and rolled, ejecting Wilson out the vehicle…