Highway Patrol Sturgis Rally Daily Information

Compiled from 6 a.m. Saturday August 07, 2021 to 6 a.m. Sunday August 15, 2021

FINAL RALLY TALLY NUMBERS

Item Sturgis Rapid City District District Total Last Year to Date
DUI Arrests 100 22 122 145
Misd Drug Arrests 116 35 151 241
Felony Drug Arrests 73 39 112 126
Total Citations 1006 566 1572 1334
Total Warnings 2857 1462 4319 3576
Cash Seized $1862.00 $1796.00 $3658.00 $18763.00
Vehicles Seized 0 0 0 7
  For Drug Poss. 0 0 0 7
  For Serial No. 0 0 0 0
Non-Injury Accidents 18 32 50 50
Injury Accidents 26 34 60 56
Fatal Accidents 2 2 4 4
# of Fatalities 2 2 4 5

Fatal Crashes:

At 8:48 a.m., Saturday, Lazelle Street, Sturgis: A 2017 Harley-Davidson motorcycle was eastbound on Lazelle Street when the driver lost control. The motorcycle struck a sidewalk curb, causing the driver to fall off the motorcycle. The 66-year-old male was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a helmet.

At 12:35 p.m., Saturday, U.S. Highway 14A, mile marker 50, two miles east of Sturgis: A 2009 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic was westbound on U.S. Highway 14A when the driver failed to negotiate a curve. The motorcycle went off the roadway and overturned. Both occupants were thrown from the motorcycle. The 46-year-old female passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. The 51-year-old male driver sustained serious non-life threatening injuries and was transported to a Sturgis hospital. Neither occupant was wearing a helmet. Charges are pending against the driver.