Rapid City police responded to reports of a motorcycle accident near the intersection of West Omaha Street and Cross Street At approximately 6:30 PM Tuesday evening,.
Upon arrival, officers located the injured motorcyclist, who was subsequently transported to the hospital by an arriving medical unit. Witnesses at the scene reported that the rider had rapidly accelerated onto West Omaha Street from Founders Park when the motorcycle began to fishtail. The vehicle veered off the north side of the roadway and collided with a light post.
Police later confirmed that the rider had died at the hospital as a result of injuries sustained during the crash. Authorities are withholding the identity of the deceased pending notification of the next of kin.
The Rapid City Police Department’s Critical Accident Reconstruction Team (CART) is leading the investigation, which remains active and ongoing.
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