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The South Dakota Department of Public Safety confirmed that the first fatalities at this year's 10-day rally occurred on Monday after three motorbike riders collided on Highway 14A, mile marker 49, three miles west of Sturgis, at around 5:15 p.m. on Monday, August 10.
Officials said a 22-year-old driver of a 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle traveling westbound on the highway failed to negotiate a curve and crossed the centerline before colliding with two eastbound motorcycles.
The 22-year-old was airlifted to a Rapid City hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. A 55-year-old male driver of an eastbound 2014 Indian Motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
The third rider, a 60-year-old male on a 2005 Harley Davidson, suffered serious non-life-threatening injuries. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety confirmed that none of the riders were wearing helmets at the time.
So far, there have been a total of 28 injuries connected those taking part in the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, 10 more than occurred during the same period at last year's event.
Accidents include a 56-year-old driver who was not wearing a helmet suffering life threatening injuries on Monday after crashing into a ditch and being thrown from his motorcycle on Highway 16A, mile marker 29.
There have also been 64 people arrested on suspicion of DUI, 104 misdemeanor drug arrests and a further 52 felony drug arrests
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety confirmed that the first fatalities at this year's 10-day rally occurred on Monday after three motorbike riders collided on Highway 14A, mile marker 49, three miles west of Sturgis, at around 5:15 p.m. on Monday, August 10.
Officials said a 22-year-old driver of a 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle traveling westbound on the highway failed to negotiate a curve and crossed the centerline before colliding with two eastbound motorcycles.
The 22-year-old was airlifted to a Rapid City hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. A 55-year-old male driver of an eastbound 2014 Indian Motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
The third rider, a 60-year-old male on a 2005 Harley Davidson, suffered serious non-life-threatening injuries. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety confirmed that none of the riders were wearing helmets at the time.
So far, there have been a total of 28 injuries connected those taking part in the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, 10 more than occurred during the same period at last year's event.
Accidents include a 56-year-old driver who was not wearing a helmet suffering life threatening injuries on Monday after crashing into a ditch and being thrown from his motorcycle on Highway 16A, mile marker 29.
There have also been 64 people arrested on suspicion of DUI, 104 misdemeanor drug arrests and a further 52 felony drug arrests
