PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Highway Patrol has released their Rally Statistics Report, and for a second day in a row, no fatal crashes have been reported.
Both injury and non-injury crashes remain below last year’s numbers.
The patrol reports 22 total injury crashes and 13 non-injury accidents. Those numbers compare to 28 and 22 respectively in 2020. There were six injury crashes listed in the latest update.
D-U-I arrests total 50 through Monday, down from 64 last year, and felony drug arrests are down 22 from last year at 30.
Misdemeanor drug arrests total 57 – significantly lower than last year’s 104 on this date.
Total citations issued number 643 and total warnings are 1,786. Those numbers are up over last year.
Here is a synopsis of Monday’s injury crashes:
At 8:27 a.m., Interstate 90, mile marker 67, one mile from Box Elder: A 2015 Harley-Davidson FLTRXS motorcycle was eastbound on Interstate 90 when it struck a deer. The 63-year-old male driver was thrown from the motorcycle. He suffered serious non-life threatening injuries and was transported to a Rapid City hospital. He was not wearing a helmet.
At 10:26 a.m., Monday, South Dakota Highway 87, mile marker 75, 1.5 miles north of Needles Highway: A 2019 Harley-Davidson FLH motorcycle was southbound on South Dakota Highway 87 when the driver failed to negotiate a curve. The motorcycle went off the roadway and hit a boulder. The 63-year-old male driver was transported to the Custer hospital with minor injuries. He was wearing a helmet.
At 11:07 a.m., Monday, South Dakota Highway 44, mile marker 102, Badlands National Park: A 2009 Harley-Davidson Street Glide motorcycle was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 44 when it slowed down to pull onto the shoulder of the road. The motorcycle was rear-ended by an eastbound 2021 Harley-Davidson CVO motorcycle. The 74-year-old male driver of the Street Glide motorcycle received minor injuries and was transported1 to the Philip hospital. The 73-year-old male driver of the CVO motorcycle was not injured and charges are pending against him. Neither driver was wearing a helmet.
At 11:13 a.m., Monday, U.S. Highway 385, mile marker 118, five miles south of Lead: A 2002 Harley-Davidson motorcycle was southbound on U.S. Highway 385 when the driver failed to negotiate a curve. The 64-year-old male driver suffered serious non-life threatening injuries and was airlifted to a Rapid City hospital. He was not wearing a helmet. Charges are pending.
At 1:02 p.m., Monday, U.S. Highway 14A, mile marker 50, two miles west of Sturgis: A 2021 Vanederhall BlackJack trike was eastbound on U.S. Highway 14A when the driver failed to negotiate a curve and went into the westbound lane, colliding with a westbound 2020 Nissan Amanda. The 42-year-old female driver of the trike sustained serious non-life threatening injuries and was transported to a Rapid City hospital. She was wearing a seat belt and charges are pending. None of the three occupants in the Nissan – the 59-year-old male driver, a 60-year-old female passenger and a 62-year-old male passenger – were injured. All three were wearing their seat belts.
At 2:29 p.m., Monday, Interstate 90, mile marker 139, 11 miles west of Kadoka: A 1990 Harley-Davidson motorcycle was eastbound on Interstate 90 when the motorcycle blew a tire, causing the driver to lose control. Both occupants were thrown from the motorcycle. The 51-year-old male driver suffered minor injuries and the 39-year-old female driver sustained serious non-life threatening injuries. Both were transported to the Philip hospital. Both were wearing helmets.
