Highway Patrol Sturgis Rally Daily Information


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Highway Patrol Sturgis Rally Daily Information
Compiled from 6 a.m. Saturday, August 8, 2026, to 6 a.m. Sunday, August 16, 2026

Item

Sturgis

Rapid City District

District Total

Last Year to Date

DUI Arrests

80

34

114

119

Misd Drug Arrests

177

44

221

266

Felony Drug Arrests

89

19

108

104

Custodial Arrests

161

67

228

N/A

Total Citations

868

841

1709

1,524

Total Warnings

2,879

1,693

4,572

4,959

Cash Seized

$6,116.00

$0.00

$6,116.00

0

Vehicles Seized

0

0

0

1

  For Drug Poss.

0

0

0

1

  For Serial No.

0

0

0

0

Non-Injury Accidents

17

14

31

27

Injury Accidents

15

24

39

66

Fatal Accidents

1

2

3

4

# of Fatalities

1

2

3

4

 

Fatal Crashes:

None

 

Injury Crashes:

At 6:41 a.m. Saturday, Interstate 90, mile marker 75: A 2018 Harley-Davidson motorcycle trike, operated by a 69-year-old male, was driving eastbound on I-90 near mile marker 75 in the rain. The driver lost control and struck a cable guard rail. The driver became separated from the motorcycle. He was wearing a helmet and sustained serious non-life-threatening injuries. He was transported to Monument Health of Rapid City.

 

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.