A South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper makes a traffic stop during the 2025 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. (Courtesy of South Dakota Highway Patrol) Traffic and injury accidents were up while deaths and ...
The 85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally a 14% increase from 2024. Despite initial predictions, attendance was strong. Four fatalities occurred during the rally. For this year’s milestone anniversary at the ...
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The South Dakota Department of Transportation tallied the traffic into Sturgis during the 85th rally, noting an increase of 11.3 percent over the last five-year average.
For this year’s milestone anniversary at the Sturgis Rally, visitor count was the highest it’s been in five years. From Aug. 1 to Aug. 10, a total of 537,459 vehicles were counted at traffic ...