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Highway Patrol Sturgis Rally Daily Information
Compiled from 6 a.m. Saturday, August 2, 2025, to 6 a.m. Saturday, August 9, 2025
| Item | Sturgis Zones | Rapid City Zones | District Totals | Last Year to Date |
| DUI Arrests | 94 | 18 | 112 | 142 |
| Misd Drug Arrests | 184 | 54 | 238 | 259 |
| Felony Drug Arrests | 77 | 17 | 94 | 145 |
| Total Citations | 793 | 568 | 1,361 | 1,326 |
| Total Warnings | 3,020 | 1,347 | 4,367 | 4,054 |
| Cash Seized | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $71,504.00 |
| Vehicles Seized | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| For Drug Poss. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| For Serial No. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-Injury Accidents | 19 | 8 | 27 | 45 |
| Injury Accidents | 25 | 38 | 63 | 33 |
| Fatal Accidents | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| # of Fatalities | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Fatal Crashes:
None
Injury Crashes:
At 7:47 a.m. Friday, Liberty Boulevard and Reagan Avenue (Box Elder): A 2025 Honda Pilot (Unit 1) was stopped at a stop sign on Reagan Avenue facing north. A 2015 Toyota 4Runner (Unit 2) was traveling south on Liberty Blvd. Unit 1 attempted to make a left turn to go north in front of Unit 2. Unit 2 was unable to avoid a collision in the intersection. The driver of Unit 1 was wearing a seatbelt and was transported to Monument Health in Rapid City with serious non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of Unit 2 was wearing a seatbelt and received minor injuries. Both vehicles were towed.
At 9:00 a.m. Friday, US Highway 16A, mile marker 53: A 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle (Unit 1) was traveling east bound on US Hwy 16A. Unit 1 failed to negotiate a curve and crossed the center line. A 1989 Harley Davidson motorcycle (Unit 2) was traveling west bound on US Hwy 16A near MM 53. When unit 1 crossed the center line he collided with unit 2 head on. The male driver and female passenger of Unit 1 were wearing helmets and sustained serious non-life-threatening injuries. They were transported to Monument Health in Rapid City. The male driver and female passenger of Unit 2 were not wearing helmets and received serious non-life-threatening injuries. They were also transported to Monument Health in Rapid City.
At 12:17 p.m. Friday, South Dakota Highway 87, mile marker 77: A 2006 Victory motorcycle (Unit 1) was traveling south on South Dakota Hwy 87 near MM 77. The driver failed to negotiate a left curve and slid off the roadway into the west ditch. The driver was wearing a helmet and received minor injuries.
At 6:34 p.m. Friday, US Highway 14A, mile marker 47: A 2005 Harley Davidson motorcycle (Unit 1) was traveling east on US 14A near MM 47. Unit 1 failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and ran off the roadway to the right. Unit 1 slid on its side and the driver was separated from the motorcycle. The driver was wearing a helmet and sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries. He was transported to Deadwood Hospital.
At 11:00 p.m. Friday, South Dakota Highway 79, mile marker 117: A 1986 Suzuki motorcycle (Unit 1) was traveling north on South Dakota Hwy 79 when an elk entered the roadway. The driver was unable to avoid a collision. The driver of Unit 1 was not wearing a helmet and sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries. He was transported by ambulance to Monument Health in Sturgis.
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.