9 Dead in Connection to Sturgis Rally in South Dakota - KSTP.com

UPDATE: 08/10/2015 8:00 a. m. - At least 13 people have died in crashes related to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. He was driving a motorcycle northbound on South Dakota 79 seven miles north of Sturgis when he attempted to pass two pickups pulling campers Saturday afternoon. UPDATE: 08/05/2015 2:55 p. m. - As of Tuesday, nine have died in connection to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota, according to the South Dakota Highway Patrol. Highway 385, 44-year-old Michael Weissman of Glendale, Arizona, was driving his motorcycle as part of group headed northbound. As the group started to turn into the Sheridan Lake Fishing Pulloff, Weissman lost control of his motorcycle, the highway patrol reports. The passenger, 31-year-old Destiny Smith of Glendale, Arizona, was thrown into the southbound traffic lane where she was hit by another motorcycle and was killed. No helmets were used and alcohol was not a factor, the highway patrol reports. UPDATE: As of Monday, eight people have died in connection to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota, according to the South Dakota Highway Patrol. According to the highway patrol, 63-year-old Rose Richard of Belfield, North Dakota, died Monday from injuries sustained in a. Source: kstp.com