AUGUST 8, 2023:
An Oxford, MI, man has been identified as the person who died in the hospital Thursday night (Aug. 3, 2023) after a one-motorcycle crash July 31, 2023, 14 miles southeast of Custer.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates a 2006 Harley Davidson FLSTCI was traveling eastbound on Wildlife Loop Road. The motorcycle and its driver failed to negotiate a right-hand turn. The driver became separated from the bike. Both the driver and motorcycle came to rest on the north side of the road.
The driver, Anthony Verpooten, age 65, was taken by Life Flight helicopter to Monument Health Rapid City with life threatening injuries where he passed away from his injuries Thursday night. Verpooten was not wearing a helmet.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
AUGUST 4, 2023:
One person died in the hospital Thursday night (Aug. 3, 2023) after a one-vehicle crash earlier this week (July 31, 2023) 14 miles southeast of Custer.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates a 2006 Harley Davidson FLSTCI was traveling eastbound on Wildlife Loop Road. The motorcycle and its 65-year-old driver failed to negotiate a right hand turn and became separated. Both the driver and motorcycle came to rest on the north side of the road.
The driver was taken by Life Flight helicopter to Monument Health Rapid City with life threatening injuries where he passed away from his injuries Thursday night. The driver was not wearing a helmet.
The name of the person has not been released.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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