June 23, 2025:
A motorcyclist died June 18th as a result of a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon (June 16, 2025, at 1:51pm) in Sturgis.
Preliminary crash information indicates Heather Lynne Clifton, the driver of a 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling west on Interstate 90 on the Exit 32 off-ramp near its intersection with Junction Avenue. A Ford Taurus driven by Leatrice C. Edwards was traveling north on Junction Avenue neat the off-ramp. As the motorcycle entered the intersection, it collided with the Taurus, and the rider became separated from the motorcycle.
Clifton was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries and died Wednesday (June 18, 2025) from those injuries. Edwards was not injured.
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 20, 2025:
A motorcyclist died June 18th as a result of a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon (June 16, 2025, at 1:51pm) in Sturgis.
The names of those involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates the 60 year old female driver of a 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling west on Interstate 90 on the Exit 32 off-ramp near its intersection with Junction Avenue. A Ford Taurus driven by a 96 year old woman from Sturgis was traveling north on Junction Avenue near the off-ramp. As the motorcycle entered the intersection, it collided with the Taurus, and the rider became separated from the motorcycle.
The motorcyclist, who was from Newcastle, WY, was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries and died Wednesday (June 18, 2025) from those injuries. The driver of the Taurus 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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