A 44-year-old man died Friday, August 23, from injuries sustained in an August 3 crash near Edgemont, SD.
Preliminary crash information indicates Adan Zavala-Lopez, the driver of a 2011 Yamaha motorcycle, was traveling east on US Highway 18 near mile marker 20. The motorcycle left the roadway to the right and Zavala-Lopez became separated from the motorcycle in the south ditch. Zavala-Lopez sustained serious, life-threatening injuries and was taken to a Rapid City hospital. He passed away from his injuries on August 23.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.