Published August 04, 2011, 02:13 PM
Iowa man dies after motorcycle crash in SD
WASTA, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a motorcycle rider who died after a crash in western South Dakota might have been struck by lightning.
WASTA, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a motorcycle rider who died after a crash in western South Dakota might have been struck by lightning.
The Highway Patrol says witnesses report that a bolt of lightning hit 57-year-old Kurt Stolba of Wilton, Iowa, before his motorcycle struck a guard rail on Interstate 90 in Pennington County.
The patrol says Stolba was thrown from the bike and died on the way to a Rapid City hospital late Wednesday afternoon.
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