Highway Patrol Sturgis Rally Daily Information
Compiled from 6 a.m. Saturday August 6, 2022, to 6 a.m. Tuesday August 09, 2022
| Item | Sturgis | Rapid City District | District Total | Last Year to Date |
| DUI Arrests | 43 | 18 | 61 | 50 |
| Misd Drug Arrests | 35 | 24 | 59 | 57 |
| Felony Drug Arrests | 26 | 5 | 31 | 30 |
| Total Citations | 314 | 240 | 554 | 643 |
| Total Warnings | 1199 | 786 | 1985 | 1786 |
| Cash Seized | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1862.00 |
| Vehicles Seized | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| For Drug Poss. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| For Serial No. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-Injury Crashes | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 |
| Injury Crashes | 12 | 10 | 22 | 24 |
| Fatal Crashes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| # of Fatalities | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Fatal Crashes:
None to report.
Injury Crashes:
At 10:21 a.m., Monday, South Dakota Highway 34, mile marker 3, six miles west of Belle Fourche: A 2003 Harley-Davidson FLTHI motorcycle was westbound on South Dakota Highway 34 when it slowed down to make a right-hand turn. It was reared end by a westbound 2018 Honda GLI800 motorcycle. The 68-year-old male driver of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle was thrown from the motorcycle. He suffered minor injuries and was taken to the Spearfish hospital. The 70-year-old male driver of the Honda was not injured. Neither driver was wearing a helmet.
At 10:40 a.m., Monday, U.S. Highway 14A, mile marker 25, 10 miles west of Lead: A 2014 Cam-Am Spyder RT Limited motorcycle was southbound on U.S. Highway 14A when the driver over-corrected. The vehicle went into the west ditch and rolled. The driver was thrown from the motorcycle. The 75-year-old male driver sustained serious non-life threatening injuries and was taken to the Lead Deadwood hospital. He was wearing a helmet.
At 11:04 a.m., Monday, intersection of Alkali Road and 132nd Avenue, at Buffalo Chip entrance: A 2005 Toyota 4Runner stopped at the entrance of the Buffalo Chip and then entered Alkali Road where the driver failed to see a 2005 Harley-Davidson VRSC that was eastbound on Alkali Road. The motorcycle driver swerved to miss the vehicle, but lost control of the motorcycle. The 68-year-old male driver of the motorcycle sustained minor injuries and was transported to the Sturgis hospital. He was wearing a helmet. The 26-year-old female driver of the Toyota was not injured. She was wearing a seatbelt.
At 12:20 p.m., Monday, U.S. Highway 85, mile marker 4, 19 miles south of Lead: A 2007 Harley-Davidson Road King was northbound on U.S. Highway 85 when the driver failed to negotiate a right-hand curve. The motorcycle went into the east ditch. The 51-year-old male driver suffered minor injuries and declined medical treatment. He was not wearing a helmet.
At 1:06 p.m., Monday, U.S. Highway 16A, mile marker 39, 13 miles west of Hermosa: A 2007 Harley-Davidson FLHX motorcycle was westbound on U.S. Highway 16A when the driver failed to negotiate a corner. The driver hit a guardrail, suffered minor injuries, and was taken to the Rapid City hospital. He was not wearing a helmet.
At 4:30 p.m., Monday, South Dakota Highway 87, mile marker 66, seven miles northeast of Custer: A 2005 Suzuki Vulcan motorcycle was southbound on South Dakota Highway 87, when the driver exited a turn, left the roadway and entered the ditch. The 67-year-old male driver was thrown from the motorcycle and suffered minor injuries. He was taken to the Custer hospital. He was wearing a helmet.
At 8:10 p.m., Monday, U.S. Highway 14A, mile marker 35, two mile west of Lead: A 1982 Honda Goldwing motorcycle was westbound on U.S. Highway 14A when the driver failed to negotiate a left-hand curve. The motorcycle tipped over onto its side. The 25-year-old male driver sustained minor injuries, but was not transported. He was wearing a helmet.
At 8:49 p.m., Monday, intersection of Interstate 90 and Deadwood Avenue, within city limits of Rapid City: A 2017 Harley-Davidson Road King was southbound on Deadwood Avenue when it failed to stop for the red traffic signal. It collided with a 2019 Harley-Davidson Heritage Classic motorcycle which was making a left turn northbound onto Deadwood Avenue after exiting Interstate 90. The 24-year-old male driver of the Road King motorcycle received serious non-life threatening injuries, but was not transported. He was not wearing a helmet. The 40-year-old male driver of the Heritage Classic motorcycle sustained minor injuries while the 16-year-old male passenger suffered serious non-life threatening injuries. Both were wearing helmets.