STURGIS, S.D. (KELO) — DUIs at the 2024 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally have reached 100 as the fifth rally report comes from the South Dakota Dept. of Public Safety (DPS).
The DPS releases a Sturgis Rally Tally – a 24-hour (6 a.m. to 6 a.m.) recap for crashes, DUI arrests, drug arrests, citations and warnings for both Sturgis and the Rapid City district.
Note: Rally Tally numbers from DPS do not include data from the Rally’s official opening day Friday, Aug. 2.
In addition to the rise in DUIs, there were more than 40 drug arrests in the 24-hours since the last report.
Throughout the rally so far DUIs have climbed to 100, while misdemeanor and felony drug arrests have grown to 198 and 116, respectively.
Compared to last year, DUIs and misdemeanor drug arrests are all up, though crash numbers overall remain lower. Fatalities are the same as last year for this date.
Injury Crashes
At 8:18 a.m. on Wednesday, a bicyclist was injured. According to DPS, an SUV was heading east on Spring Creek Road when they stopped at the intersection of SD 79.
When the driver attempted to turn north onto SD 79, a bicyclist riding west on Spring Creek Road did not stop before trying to cross SD 79 and hit the right side of the Buick.
The rider was wearing a helmet and received minor injuries.
The other two crashes occurred Wednesday afternoon when riders in separate instances hit a bump and a dip in the road, losing control and crashing. Both resulted in minor injuries.
All crashes are being investigated by the South Dakota Highway Patrol.
