McCook County Fatal Crash

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, Aug. 26, 2022
CONTACT: Tony Mangan, Public Information Officer, 605-773-6196
 
 
McCook County Fatal Crash
 
What:    Motorcycle-Vehicle Crash
Where:  Interstate 90, mile marker 371
              Eight miles west of Humboldt, S.D.
When:   8:14 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022
 
Driver No. 1: Male, 57, No Injuries
Vehicle: 2022 Nissan Sentra
 
Driver No. 2: Male, 66, Fatal injuries
Vehicle; 1998 Harley-Davidson FXDWG Motorcycle 
 
HUMBOLDT, S.D. –  One man died Thursday morning in a motorcycle-vehicle crash west of Humboldt.
 
Names of the two people involved have not yet been released pending notification of family members.  
 
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 1998 Harley-Davidson FXDWG motorcycle was westbound on Interstate 90 in a construction zone when the motorcycle crossed the center line and collided with an eastbound 2022 Nissan Sentra.
 
The 66-year-old motorcycle driver was thrown from the motorcycle and was pronounced dead at the scene. He was wearing a helmet. The 57-year-old male driver of the Nissan was not injured. He was wearing a seatbelt.
 
South Dakota’s 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.
                                             
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Note: Records of state-reportable crashes are now available at http://www.safesd.gov/  Records should be available about 10 days after the investigation is complete.
 

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