Meade County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle injury crash
Where:  Junction Avenue and exit 32, I-90 westbound off-ramp, Sturgis, SD
When:  1:51 p.m. Monday, June 16, 2025

Driver 1: 60-year-old female from Newcastle, WY, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle
Helmet Used: Yes

Driver 2: 96-year-old female from Sturgis, SD, no injuries
Vehicle 2: 2014 Ford Taurus
Seat belt Used: Yes

Meade County, S.D.- A motorcyclist died June 18^th as a result of a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Sturgis, SD.

The names of those involved have not been released pending notification of family members.

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling west on Interstate 90 on  the Exit 32 off-ramp near its intersection with Junction Avenue. A Ford Taurus was traveling north on Junction Avenue neat the off-ramp. As the motorcycle entered the intersection, it collided with the Taurus, and the rider became separated from the motorcycle.

The motorcyclist was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries and died Wednesday from those injuries. The driver of the Taurus was not injured.

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.