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Highway Patrol Sturgis Rally Daily Information
Compiled from 6 a.m. Saturday August 5, 2023, to 6 a.m. Saturday August 12, 2023
|
Item |
Sturgis |
Rapid City District |
District Total |
Last Year to Date |
|
DUI Arrests |
90 |
19 |
109 |
136 |
|
Misd Drug Arrests |
158 |
54 |
212 |
130 |
|
Felony Drug Arrests |
118 |
22 |
140 |
97 |
|
Total Citations |
804 |
499 |
1303 |
1263 |
|
Total Warnings |
2277 |
1557 |
3834 |
4654 |
|
Cash Seized |
$2005.00 |
$0.00 |
$2005.00 |
$4335.00 |
|
Vehicles Seized |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
For Drug Poss. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
For Serial No. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Non-Injury Accidents |
18 |
32 |
50 |
43 |
|
Injury Accidents |
20 |
39 |
59 |
45 |
|
Fatal Accidents |
4 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
|
# of Fatalities |
4 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
Fatal Crashes:
At 6:00pm, Friday, US Highway 14A, mile marker 11: a Harley Davidson motorcycle traveling westbound left the roadway, entered the ditch, and tipped over. The driver was separated from the motorcycle. The 73-year-old male driver was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene.
At 7:28pm, Friday, Norris Peak Road, and Bogus Jim Road: a 2014 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling northbound. The driver attempted to brake for a deer entering the roadway, locked up the brakes and left the roadway. The driver became separated from the motorcycle. The 62-year-old male driver was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Injury Crashes:
At 8:14am, Friday, US Highway 16A, mile marker 40: a 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling southbound, failed to negotiate a curve, left the roadway, and stuck a tree. The driver was not wearing a helmet and received minor injuries.
At 11:35am, Friday, Crook City Road and Blue Ridge Loop: a 2005 Harley Davidson motorcycle lost control and entered the south ditch. The driver was wearing a helmet and received serious non-life-threatening injuries.
At 12:31pm, Friday, US Highway 16A, mile marker 55: a 2018 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling eastbound. A 1996 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling westbound. The motorcycles collided near the center line. The driver of the 2018 Harley Davidson was not wearing a helmet and received minor injuries. The driver of the 1996 Harley Davidson was wearing a helmet and received serious non-life-threatening injuries.
At 2:27pm, Friday, US Highway 14A, mile marker 45: a 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle was slowing down for a vehicle turning left on Larkspur Road. A 2010 Harley Davidson motorcycle was unable to slow down and struck the rear of the 2015 Harley Davidson. Both units went down and entered the westbound lane. A 2005 Yamaha motorcycle was unable to avoid the other collision, flipped over the motorcycles and hit a 2020 Ram 2500. The driver of the 2010 Harley Davidson received minor injuries. The rest of the parties involved were not injured.
At 3:21pm, Friday, Vanocker Canyon Road, mile marker 11: a 2021 Indian motorcycle was traveling eastbound, failed to negotiate a curve, and tipped. The driver was wearing a helmet and received minor injuries.
At 3:59pm, Friday, US Highway 85, mile marker 3: a 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle failed to negotiate a curve, lost control, and entered the south ditch. The driver was wearing a helmet and received minor injuries.
At 6:00pm, Friday, South Dakota Highway 79, mile marker 47: a 2017 Indian motorcycle was traveling northbound, left the roadway, and overturned. The driver was wearing a helmet and received serious non-life-threatening injuries.
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