June 30, 2025:
A motorcyclist died Wednesday (June 25, 2025) from injuries sustained in a crash June 21 (at 4:30pm), one mile south of Lead.
Preliminary crash information indicates 42 year old John Michael Walz from Lennox, the driver of a 2003 Victory Vegas motorcycle, was traveling north on US 385 near mile marker 121 and failed to negotiate a curve in the road. Walz became separated from the motorcycle and was was life-flighted to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. He died from his injuries on Wednesday.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
June 26, 2025:
A motorcyclist died Wednesday (June 25, 2025) from injuries sustained in a crash June 21 (at 4:30pm), one mile south of Lead.
The name of the 42 year old man from Lennox has not been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2003 Victory Vegas motorcycle was traveling north on US 385 near mile marker 121 and failed to negotiate a curve in the road. The driver become separated from the motorcycle. The driver was life-flighted to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. He died from his injuries on Wednesday.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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