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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, August 8, 2019
Contact: Tony Mangan 605-280-5648
Highway Patrol Sturgis Rally Daily Information
Compiled from 6 a.m. Saturday August 3, 2019 to 6 a.m. Thursday August 8, 2019
Item | Sturgis | Rapid City District | District Total | Last Year to Date |
DUI Arrests | 89 | 26 | 115 | 95 |
Misd Drug Arrests | 117 | 33 | 150 | 125 |
Felony Drug Arrests | 63 | 18 | 81 | 46 |
Total Citations | 540 | 335 | 875 | 657 |
Total Warnings | 1743 | 851 | 2594 | 2453 |
Cash Seized | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,739.00 |
Vehicles Seized | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
For Drug Poss. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
For Serial No. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Non-Injury Accidents | 9 | 18 | 27 | 38 |
Injury Accidents | 21 | 12 | 33 | 36 |
Fatal Accidents | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
# of Fatalities | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Fatal Crashes:
UPDATE: Brandon Anderson, 29, of Norman, OK, has been identified as the person who died Monday in a one-vehicle crash at the intersection of North Rochford Road and Old Salt Road, 12 miles south of Lead: A motorcycle was southbound on North Rochford Road when the driver failed to negotiate a right curve. The motorcycle crossed the center line, slid into the ditch and the driver was thrown from the motorcycle. The driver was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred at 3:03 p.m. Monday.
Injury Crashes:
At 7:08 a.m., Wednesday, on South Dakota Highway 40, mile marker 37, four miles east of Keystone: A 2005 Buick LeSabre was eastbound on Highway 40 when the driver tried to apply the brakes to slow down on a steep grade. The driver failed to negotiate the turn, crossed over the centerline, entered the ditch, went up an embankment and struck a boulder, The 35-year-old male driver suffered minor injuries. He was wearing a seatbelt.
At 10:35 a.m., Wednesday, U.S. Highway 16A, mile marker 45, 16 miles east of Custer: A motorcycle was westbound when it left the roadway while leaving a curve. The motorcycle went into the ditch and eventually fell onto the male driver, 63. The driver was not wearing a helmet and suffered minor injuries.
At 2:08 p.m. Wednesday, Interstate 90, mile marker 17, three miles east of Spearfish: A motorcycle was eastbound when the motorcycle moved into the left lane and then into the median. The male driver, 39, suffered serious non-life threatening injuries. He was not wearing a helmet.
At 5:02 p.m., Wednesday, U.S. Highway 14A, mile marker 43, two miles east of Deadwood: A motorcycle was westbound when it drove off the road into the north ditch. The male driver, 62, suffered life-threatening injuries. He was not wearing a helmet.
At 2:05 a.m. Thursday, U.S. Highway 14A, mile marker 51, two miles southwest of Sturgis: A Sturgis Police motorcycle crashed while involved in a pursuit with a private motorcycle. The driver of the police motorcycle lost control while taking a curve and went into the north ditch. The male driver, 54, was thrown from the motorcycle and suffered serious non-life threatening injuries. He was wearing a helmet.
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