DUI Arrests and Citations about the same as 2021

Still, it's a very busy time for Budweiser, Miller, etc

It looks like a lot, but when one consideres that there are more than a half million bikers here, and practically every state trooper in South Dakota and many on the Wyoming side...

DUI arrests as of Wednesday

My theory is that most who drink heavily and then get on a motorcycle have already departed this world. Natural selection at work.

DUI Count will continue to climb

Very hot weather forecast on Thursday. Near 100-degrees F. So, establishments serving cold refreshments will be packed.

Third Fatality

Near Scenic in remote area to the south

A 66-year old female passenger was reported fatally injured when a motorcycle and trike collided near Scenic,S.D.

The accident involved a u-turn.

Here are other injury accidents reported by the South Dakota Highway Patrol. Directly from their reports:

Injury Crashes:

At 11:23 a.m., Tuesday, intersection of South Dakota Highway 89 and South Dakota Highway 87, five miles north of Custer: A 2009 Harley-Davidson FLHRC motorcycle was southbound on South Dakota Highway 83 when the 51-year-old female driver failed to negotiate a turn. She suffered serious non-life threatening injuries and was taken to the Custer hospital. She was not wearing a helmet.

At 12:25 p.m., Tuesday, U.S. Highway 18, mile marker 19, eight miles east of Sturgis: A 2006 Nissan Titan vehicle pulling a trailer eastbound on U.S. Highway 18 when the driver lost control. The vehicle and trailer tipped over in the eastbound lane. The 52-year-old female driver sustained minor injuries and the 57-year-old male passenger was partially ejected and sustained serious non-life threatening injuries. Both were taken to the Hot Springs hospital. Neither occupant wore a seatbelt.

At 1:20 p.m., Tuesday, Vanocker Road, mile marker 11, six miles south of Sturgis: A 2009 Harley-Davidson FLF motorcycle was northbound on Vanocker Road when the driver failed to negotiate a left-hand curve. The motorcycle went off the road to the right and hit rocks. The 60-year-old male driver sustained serious non-life threatening injuries and was transferred to the Sturgis hospital. He was not wearing a helmet.

At 5:15 p.m., Tuesday, South Dakota Highway 79, mile marker 112, two miles north of Sturgis: A 2019 Harley-Davidson FLHXS motorcycle was southbound on South Dakota Highway 79 when it rear-ended a 2019 Indian Chieftain motorcycle. The 61-year-old male driver of the Harley-Davidson suffered serious non-life threatening injuries and was transported to the Sturgis hospital. The 62-year-old male driver of the Indian Chieftain motorcycle was not injured. Neither was wearing a helmet.

At 6:50 p.m., Tuesday, Pleasant Valley Road, five miles south of Sturgis: A 2017 Harley-Davidson FLTRXS motorcycle was eastbound on Pleasant Valley Road when the driver lost control. The 56-year-old female driver sustained minor injuries and was taken to the Sturgis hospital. She was not wearing a helmet.

At 7:42 p.m., Tuesday, at the intersection of Lazelle Street and 14th Street, within the city limits of Sturgis: A 2005 Harley-Davidson XL883C motorcycle was westbound on Lazelle Street when it lost control. The 48-year-old driver sustained minor injuries, but was not transported. He was wearing a helmet.

Sturgis Music Scene

Considered one the best in the world

Promo video from the Buffalo Chip:

Sturgis band scene during the rally far outstrips anything in the state or even the entire region the rest of the year.

Some of the premier big-time rock bands with a smattering of country, rap and sometime just plain weird stuff the entire 10 days of the rally.

Some outlets now trying to move toward a younger crowd

Still caters to the middle-age with its classic rock. But variations showing up more-and-more each year.

2022 Band Line-ups Featured

We'll be having updates on bands right here on this blog forthe rest of the week.

Krist Noem on Governor's Ride

Legends Ride and the Buffalo Chip

South Dakota governor again a feature of the Legend's Ride at the Buffalo Chip Rally today.

The event raises money for charity, and is associated with the Buffalo Chip.

A run for the presidency

Also presumably part of Noem's unofficial running for the presidency where she is trying to politically right-wing crowds at the Sturgis Rally and elsewhere.

More info at: Legends Ride

Full Throttle Saloon

Slaughter

Eye Candy Saloon

Gordo

Shade Valley Camp Resort

6 p.m.: Matt Farris
8 p.m.: Logan Mize
10 p.m.: Uncle Kracker

Iron Horse Saloon

6 p.m.: Steele River Band
8 p.m.: Cowboy - the ultimate Kid Rock tribute
10:30 p.m.: Clay Walker

Buffalo Chip

Lynyrd Skynyrd
Bush
Devon Worley Band
DJ Hulio
Tumbleweed

Rain and Mountain Weather

Big shift in clothing styles this morning

A cold front and mountain rain descended on the Black Hills Saturday night and Sunday morning.

Reverting to pre-Climate Change

Thunderstorms and rain lowered the temperature more than 50-degrees F. Saturday night.

Coats on bikers coming down from Deadwood

Forecasts call for temperatures to go back up to the 100-degree starting Sunday and for the rest of the rally.

Saturday Bands at Sturgis

As usual, some of the best in the world

Full Throttle Saloon

• Molly Hatchet

Eye Candy Saloon

• Gordo

Iron Horse Saloon

• 6 p.m.: Steele River Band
• 8 p.m.: Cowboy - the ultimate Kid Rock tribute
• 10:30 p.m.: Jack Russell's Great White

Shade Valley Camp Resort

• 8 p.m.: Jackson Taylor & The Sinners
• 10 p.m.: Matt Farris

Buffalo Chip

• The Art of Rap - Ice-T, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, DJ Kevie Kev and DJ Boogie Black
• Buckcherry
• DJ Hulio
• Tumbleweed

First Fatality

With Hundreds of Thousands, statistically there will be accidents

The first fatality at the 2022 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally occured before the rally officially began.

Didn't make the curve

A 28-year old man died when his motorcycle went out-of-control while rounding a curve west of Lead. He was prounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a helmet.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is still investigating. Name of the biker being withheld until relatives are notified.

By collection of Chris, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7907445

Sturgis Bands - Friday, Aug. 5

The opening lineup...

Buffalo Chip

• Quiet Riot
• Judd Hoos
• Quiet Riot
• DJ Hulio
• Camp Comfort
• Tumbleweed

And at:

Eye Candy Saloon

• Barnyard Stompers

And at:

Iron Horse Saloon

Iron Horse Saloon

• Steele River Band
• Cowboy - the ultimate Kid Rock tribute
• Yelawolf - Y Sometimes, Shooter Jennings

It begins...

Fish Fire Now 10 Times Larger

Note - the photo above is several days old. The Fish Fire near Sundance is now more than 10 times the size when this photo was taken.

Sturgis Bikers will notice smoke and road closures

The forest fire near Sundance WY in the Black Hills remains out-of-control. Temperatures near 100-degrees have hampered fire crews.

6,668 Acres Burned so Far

Here is a press briefing by one of the incident chiefs today, Aug 3.

20 percent contained

Hot temperatures are still in the forecast, including abnormally hot night on Wednesday, which makes the fire less likely to "lay down" after dark.

Road Closure area

Quite a large area is closed to travel as firefighters fight the blaze.. Map below.

Click here for a larger pdf of the road closure map