Name Released in Beadle County Fatal Crash

What:    Single vehicle fatal crash
Where:  US Highway 281, mile marker 135, two miles north of Bonilla, SD
When:   8:16 p.m. Friday, June 7, 2024

Driver 1: John Martin Wenzel, 66-year-old male from Huron, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2022 Indian Motorcycle
Helmet Use: Under investigation

Beadle County, S.D.- A 66-year-old man died Friday evening, June 7, in a single-vehicle crash near Bonilla, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates John M. Wenzel, the driver of a 2022 Indian motorcycle was traveling south on US 281. Wenzel entered the southbound shoulder and lost control of the motorcycle and entered the west ditch. He was taken to a regional medical center where he was pronounced deceased.

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.