One person was injured in a two vehicle crash that resulted in loose cattle Friday afternoon (Dec. 19, 2025, at 3:05pm) on Interstate I-90 and temporary lane closures, one mile west of Sturgis, SD.
The names of the persons involved have not been released.
Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2020 Western Star semi hauling 37 head of cattle was traveling eastbound on Interstate 90 near mile marker 29. At the same time, the driver of a 2011 Ford Escape entered the eastbound lanes from a dirt median in the highway, and began driving slowly in the right hand lane. The semi braked and swerved to avoid colliding with the Ford, tipped and rolled onto its side into the median. The trailer had opened and the cattle began to run out onto the interstate.
No secondary crashes occurred, and all cattle were driven to the north side of the interstate. I-90 was reduced to one lane of eastbound traffic until 5:20 p.m. and has since reopened. All of the cattle were loaded into other trailers.
The driver of the semi was transported to a Sturgis hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Ford was not injured.
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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