Arrests Mount At Sturgis Bike Rally
Colorado Cyclist Killed On Way To South Dakota Event
POSTED: 4:32 pm MDT August 12,
2005
STURGIS, S.D. -- Law enforcement officers have made 388 arrests for misdemeanor and felony drug violations and drunken driving at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and the surrounding area. The breakdown is 188 drunken driving arrests, 162 misdemeanor drug arrests and 38 felony drug arrests. Including tickets for other crimes, officers said that 1,250 citations had been written up.
Law officers investigated several injury accidents in the Black Hills Thursday, and 58 injury accidents have been reported so far. Officers responding to a shots-fired call at a Piedmont bar Thursday had their patrol units smashed by a passing vehicle. Authorities said a state Highway Patrol car and an Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms vehicle outside the Slash-J Bar were struck by a car driven by a Rapid City man who was arrested for drunken driving.A Colorado motorcyclist was killed on his way to the rally. Authorities said he was hit by a drunken driver.
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Previous Stories:
- August 9, 2005: $1 Million Bond Set In Fatal Motorcycle Crash
- August 5, 2005: Colorado Motorcyclist Killed Heading To Sturgis Rally
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