STURGIS, S.D. – A 74-year-old man has died as a results of injuries sustained in a motorcycle-vehicle fatal crash that occurred Monday, August 2, near Sturgis.
Names of the five people involved are not being released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2020 Chevrolet Traverse was westbound on Interstate 90 when the vehicle made a lane change from the left lane to the right lane. The Chevrolet struck a westbound 2007 Boss Hoss motorcycle, which was in the right lane. The motorcycle rolled and came to rest in the ditch.
Both motorcycle occupants were thrown from the vehicle. The 74-year-old male driver died Friday, Aug. 6, in a Rapid City hospital. The 68-year-old female passenger sustained serious non-life threatening injuries. Both occupants were wearing helmets.
The three occupants of the Chevrolet were not injured. All three were wearing seat belts. A charge is pending against the 47-year-old male driver.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
