LINCOLN COUNTY, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) A Beresford man charged with second-degree murder in connection with a December crash in Lincoln County pleaded not guilty yesterday. 20-year old Hayden Hall entered not guilty pleas to seven felony charges, including three counts of second-degree murder.
Hall is accused of crashing and rolling a pickup truck ten miles northwest of Beresford in December after he allegedly ingested a controlled substance. Three people were killed in the crash: 20-year-old Gerard Muller of Parker, 19-year-old Kaydence Nygaard of Beresford and 18-year-old Collin Hlavac of Irene. After the crash, Hall left the scene and allegedly stole a truck from a farm.
Hall is charged with three counts of second-degree murder, three counts of first-degree manslaughter, and one count each of ingesting a controlled substance, possessing a stolen vehicle, obstruction, possession of alcohol by a minor and driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol by a person under 21. He faces up to life in prison if convicted.