RAPID CITY, S.D. — A crash between a motorcycle and a passenger car has resulted in the death of the motorcycle rider, according to Rapid City Police.
RCPD says the accident happened around 2:30 Friday afternoon in the 2600 block of West Main Street.
Police say preliminary information indicates a motorcyclist was traveling westbound on West Main Street when it struck a passenger vehicle attempting to turn left out of a parking lot.
The rider was taken to Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, where he died as a result of his injuries.
The man was identified Monday as 59-year-old Charles Peterson of Rapid City.
The driver of the passenger vehicle was also taken to the hospital for treatment of what RCPD says were non-life-threatening injuries.
The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation by the RCPD’s Critical Accident Reconstruction Team.
