Name Released in Lawrence County Fatal Crash

What:    Single motorcycle fatal crash
Where:  Nemo Road and Estes Creek Road, one mile south of Nemo, SD
When:   11:51 p.m., Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Vehicle 1: 2010 Harley Davidson FLTRX
Driver 1: Austin Eugene Dahl, 46-year-old male from Rapid City, SD, fatal injuries
Helmet Use: Yes
Passenger 1: Jodi Lynn Glanzer, 49-year-old female from Rapid City, SD, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Helmet Use: Yes


Lawrence County, S.D.- One person died and another was seriously injured in a single motorcycle crash Wednesday morning near Nemo, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Austin E. Dahl, the driver of a 2010 Harley Davidson, was traveling southbound on Nemo Road near Estes Creek Road. The vehicle left the roadway to the left, entered the ditch, became airborne and tripped, coming to final rest in the ditch. Dahl and passenger Jodi L. Glanzer, were both separated from the motorcycle.

Glanzer was life flighted to a Rapid City hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries. Dahl sustained fatal injuries.

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.