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Names Released in Miner County Fatal Motorcycle Crash
What: Single vehicle fatal motorcycle crash
Where: 426th Avenue and SD Highway 34, five miles east of Fedora, SD
When: 2 a.m., Thursday, July 10, 2025
Driver 1: Ryan Glen Shepherd, 53-year-old male from Webster, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2009 Harley Davidson FLHTCUI
Helmet Used: No
Passenger 1: Sean Vincent Shepherd, 25-year-old male from Webster, SD, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Helmet Used: No
Miner County, S.D.- A Webster man died and his passenger was injured in a single vehicle motorcycle crash Thursday morning, five miles east of Fedora, SD.
Preliminary crash information indicates Ryan Glen Shepherd, the driver of a 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling east on SD Highway 34 and went into the south ditch. The driver died at the scene and a passenger, Sean Vincent Shepherd, sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries.
The South Dakota 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.