Name Released in Haakon County Fatal Crash

What:    Single-vehicle crash

Where:  SD 34, mile marker 163, 23 miles north-west of Midland

When:   12:33 p.m., Friday, August 4, 2023

Driver: Jerry Schaunaman, 64, Sisseton, S.D., fatal injuries

Vehicle: 2005 Harley Davidson FLHRCI

Haakon County, S.D.- A Sisseton, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died Friday in a single motorcycle crash 23 miles north-west of Midland, S.D.

Preliminary crash information indicates a 2005 Harley Davidson FLHRCI was traveling west on SD 34 near mile marker 163.  The driver lost control of the motorcycle, entered the south ditch, and became separated from the motorcycle.

The driver, Jerry Schaunaman, age 64, was taken by ambulance to the Pierre Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

The driver was not wearing a helmet.

South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.

The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.

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Note: Records of state-reportable crashes are now available at http://www.safesd.gov/  Records should be available about 10 days after the investigation is complete.