ONE PERSON HAS DIED IN A WEEKEND MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN UNION COUNTY.
THE SOUTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE DRIVER WAS SOUTHBOUND ON I-29 AROUND 5:45 P.M. SATURDAY WHEN FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON HE DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND INTO THE MEDIAN.
THE 66-YEAR-OLD DRIVER WAS THROWN FROM THE CYCLE WHEN IT CRASHED.
HE WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET AND SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.
THE UNIDENTIFIED DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE WHERE HE DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.
SPEED AND ALCOHOL ARE NOT BELIEVED TO BE FACTORS IN THE CRASH.
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT A MILE SOUTH OF BERESFORD.
