Anybody Ever Been to Sturgis
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Three more people died in motorcycle crashes over the weekend as the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally ended, bringing the total number of traffic deaths officially and unofficially connected with this year’s rally to at least 11.
The rally began Aug. 4 and ended Sunday. Traffic counters recorded roughly 360,000 vehicles in Sturgis through Thursday, which was down about 9% from the previous five-year average. Final traffic numbers will be released later this month.
The latest death happened Sunday afternoon when a Harley Davidson three-wheeled “trike” was traveling south on Neck Yoke Road in Pennington County and left the road for an unknown reason, according to the Highway Patrol. The trike hit the ditch and went airborne. The 66-year-old female passenger was separated from the trike and suffered fatal injuries. The 78-year-old male driver, who was not thrown from the trike, suffered minor injuries. Neither was wearing a helmet.
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Can’t imagine what it’s like. Analogous to Pamplona 30 years ago when the town got far more visitors than it could hold one single week out of the year. People slept in parks and bathed in communal showers.
Ok, I guess I can imagine what it’s like then.
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