A 60-year-old man died Saturday in a motorcycle-vehicle crash north of Yankton.
The names of the man and the other driver are not being released pending notification of families. They were the only persons involved.
A 2010 Harley Davidson motorcycle was northbound on U.S. Highway 81 when it passed another vehicle while traveling in the southbound lane. The motorcycle collided with a southbound 2014 Ford Fusion, which tried to avoid the collision. The driver was thrown from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene. He was wearing a helmet.
The other driver, a female, was uninjured. She was wearing a seatbelt.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. Other agencies on scene were the Yankton County Sheriff’s Office, Yankton County Ambulance and Yankton Fire and Rescue. A portion of U.S. Highway 81, about 7 miles north of Yankton was closed to traffic for a time.
