DEADWOOD, S.D. – The highway patrol has identified the person who was killed in a two motorcycle crash Monday morning near Nemo, SD.
The patrol says 65-year-old Jeffrey A. Brookman of Fostoria, Ohio was the driver of a 2003 Harley Davidson Electra Glide, that was traveling westbound in a group of motorcycles on Nemo Road.
A 2015 Harley Davidson Breakout, driven by 63-year-old Victor J. Rodriguez of San Antonio, Texas, was traveling eastbound in a group of motorcycles.
As the motorcycles entered a curve, Rodriguez failed to negotiate the curve and crossed the centerline. Brookman attempted to avoid crashing but lost control of his motorcycle in the process and overturned. The driver separated from the motorcycle as it slid in the roadway. Rodriguez was unable to avoid the other driver in the roadway and struck him, causing the 2015 Harley Davidson Breakout to overturn. Brookman was not wearing a helmet and received fatal injuries. Rodriguez was wearing a helmet and received life threatening injuries.
The highway patrol is investigating the crash.
