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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, Aug. 4, 2025
CONTACT: Brad Reiners, DPS Communications Director, 605.280.2050
Highway Patrol Sturgis Rally Daily Information
Compiled from 6 a.m. Sat., August 2, 2025, to 6 a.m. Mon. August 4, 2025
|
Item |
Sturgis |
Rapid City District |
District Total |
Last Year to Date |
|
DUI Arrests |
31 |
7 |
38 |
50 |
|
Misd Drug Arrests |
50 |
15 |
65 |
86 |
|
Felony Drug Arrests |
32 |
1 |
33 |
52 |
|
Total Citations |
256 |
228 |
478 |
471 |
|
Total Warnings |
858 |
428 |
1,286 |
1,174 |
|
Cash Seized |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
$11,094.00 |
|
Vehicles Seized |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
For Drug Poss. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
For Serial No. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Non-Injury Accidents |
4 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
|
Injury Accidents |
9 |
11 |
20 |
14 |
|
Fatal Accidents |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
# of Fatalities |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Fatal Crashes:
None
Injury Crashes:
At 11:30am, Sunday, I-90, mile marker 40: A 2013 Harley Davidson (Unit 2) motorcycle was traveling eastbound with a 2007 Harley Davidson (Unit 1) motorcycle. Traffic ahead of both units had slowed in the passing lane of I-90. A vehicle in front of Unit 2 cut off the motorcycle. Unit 2 applied the brakes causing Unit 1 to collide with Unit 2. Unit 1 (2007 Harley) overturned in the roadway. Unit 2 came to rest in the median. The male driver and female passenger of Unit 1 (2013 Harley) were separated from motorcycle. Unit 2 came to rest in the median of I-90. The male driver and female passenger of Unit 2 were not injured. The driver of Unit 1 sustained serious non-life-threatening injuries and the passenger had minor injuries. Both were taken to the hospital in Sturgis. Neither driver was wearing a helmet. The passenger of Unit 1 was wearing a helmet.
At 01:00pm, Sunday, US Highway 14A, mile marker 49: A 2023 Harley Davidson motorcycle was navigating a curve in the roadway when the steering failed. The male driver laid the bike down to avoiding hitting the guardrail. The male driver and female passenger separated from the motorcycle as it began to slide. Both occupants were wearing helmets. Both individuals sustained minor injuries. The passenger was transported to the Sturgis Hospital.
At 02:01pm, Sunday, US Highway 385, mile marker 109: A 2007 Jeep Wrangler (Unit 2) was traveling north on US Highway 385, attempting to make a left turn onto Roubaix Lake Rd. A 2013 Yamaha motorcycle (Unit 1) was traveling south on US 385. The driver of unit 2 attempted to make the left-hand turn in front of Unit 1. The driver of Unit 1 was unable to avoid collision with Unit 2. The male driver of Unit 1 was wearing a helmet and was transported to Monument Health in Deadwood for minor injuries. The driver of unit 2 was wearing a seatbelt.
At 03:23pm, Sunday, US Highway 14A, mile marker 24: A 2022 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling eastbound. A deer entered the roadway and Unit 1 struck the deer, causing the operator to lose control. The driver was not wearing a helmet and sustained minor injuries. The female passenger was wearing a helmet, received serious-non-life-threatening-injuries, and was air lifted via LifeFlight to Monument Health in Rapid City.
At 04:44pm, Sunday, Wildlife Loop Road, mile marker 1: A 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling west on Wildlife Loop Road. The driver failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and ran off the road to the left. The motorcycle struck a tree. The driver sustained serious-non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Monument Health in Rapid City via Life Flight. He was not wearing a helmet.
At 05:22pm, Sunday, South Dakota Highway 40, mile marker 37: A 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling east on SD Hwy. 40 around a curve. The motorcycle began to slide when it drove over gravel in the roadway. The driver ran off the road to the right striking a guard rail. The driver became separated from the motorcycle and came to rest against a barbed wire fence. The driver was transported to Monument Health in Rapid City via ambulance with serious non-life-threatening injuries. He was wearing a helmet.
At 09:33pm, Sunday, Spring Creek Road near Arena Drive: A 2005 Honda motorcycle was traveling west on Spring Creek Road near its intersection with Arena Drive. The driver of the motorcycle failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and entered the north ditch. The driver became separated from the motorcycle. The driver was not wearing a helmet and received minor injuries.
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.