A 55-year-old man died Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash six miles north of Montrose, SD.
Preliminary crash information indicates Chad C. Bauer was driving a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle and headed southbound on Valley Road. Having stopped at a stop sign, Bauer then accelerated quickly away and continued to accelerate, losing control going into a curve and entered the west ditch. The motorcycle rolled several times throwing Bauer off. He was not wearing a helmet and died from injuries sustained in the crash.
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.
