LAWRENCE COUNTY, S.D. – One person died Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on US 385 near mile marker 115 five miles south of Lead, S.D.
The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2019 Indian motorcycle operated by a 21-year-old male was traveling north on US 385 at a high rate of speed near mile marker 115. The driver did not negotiate the curve and laid the motorcycle onto its side. The driver became separated from the motorcycle and slid underneath a pickup driven by a 63-year-old male that was traveling the opposite direction.
The motorcycle came to a rest on the shoulder. The pickup came to a stop with the motorcycle driver beneath it. The 21-year-old male driver of the motorcycle sustained fatal injuries. He was wearing a helmet.
The 63-year-old male driver of the pickup was not injured. He was wearing a seatbelt.
South Dakota’s 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.
