DRAPER, S.D. – One person died Sunday evening in a two-vehicle crash east of Draper, S.D.
The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2011 Harley Davidson motorcycle and a 2013 GMC Acadia were both traveling west on Interstate 90 near mile marker 204. The GMC Acadia rear-ended the motorcycle. The driver and passenger of the motorcycle were thrown and came to rest on the shoulder of the roadway.
The 52-year-old male driver of the motorcycle was transported to a hospital with serious non-life-threatening injuries.
The 59-year-old female passenger of the motorcycle died at the scene of the crash.
The 16-year-old female driver of the GMC Acadia was not injured.
Neither the driver nor the passenger of the motorcycle was wearing a helmet. The driver of the GMC Acadia was wearing a seatbelt.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. Charges are pending against the driver of the GMC Acadia.
