What:    Two-vehicle fatal crash
Where:  Nemo Road, 8 miles southwest of Deadwood, South Dakota
When:   3:34 p.m., Friday, October 9, 2026

Driver 1: 65-year-old male from Balaton, Minnesota, serious non-life-threatening injuries
Vehicle 1: 2002 Harley-Davidson FLSTC

Helmet Used: No

Passenger 1: 66-year-old female from Balaton, Minnesota, serious non-life-threatening injuries

Helmet Used: No

Driver 2: 35-year-old male from Rapid City, South Dakota, fatal injuries
Vehicle 2: 2013 Harley-Davidson FLHX

Helmet Used: No

Lawrence County, S.D.- A Rapid City man died Friday in a two-vehicle crash near Deadwood, South Dakota.

Names of the people involved have not been released pending notification of family members.

Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2013 Harley-Davidson FLHX motorcycle was traveling southbound on Nemo Road when he approached a curve in the roadway and began to slide. At the same time, the driver of a 2002 Harley-Davidson FLSTC motorcycle was traveling northbound at the same location. The 2013 Harley-Davidson slid into the other motorcycle and continued into the ditch. The driver sustained fatal injuries. The driver of the 2002 Harley-Davidson and his passenger were taken to a Deadwood hospital with serious non-life-threatening injuries.

The investigation is ongoing. All information released is preliminary.

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

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