Name Released in Brule County Fatal Crash

What:    Single vehicle fatal crash
Where:  I-90 at mile marker 268, 3 miles east of Chamberlain, South Dakota
When:   2:18 p.m., Friday, August 1, 2025

Driver 1:  Manuel O. Acosta, 71-year-old male from Chicago, Illinois, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1:  2014 Harley Davidson FLHTCU

Brule County, S.D.- A Chicago, Illinois man died in a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon August 1 near Chamberlain, South Dakota.

Preliminary crash information indicates Manuel O. Acosta, the driver of a 2014 Harley Davidson FLHTCU was traveling west on I-90 near mile marker 268.  The motorcycle began wobbling and then went down separating Acosta from the motorcycle which entered the ditch. He was wearing a helmet. Acosta was transported to Chamberlain Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released is 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.