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HOT SPRINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the two people involved in a motorcycle vs deer collision four miles east of Hot Springs.
Preliminary crash information indicates a motorcycle with two riders was traveling westbound on US Highway 18 near mile marker 48 when a deer ran into the roadway. The motorcycle struck the deer, tipped over, and the driver and passenger were separated from the motorcycle.
The driver, 62-year-old Wayne Ray Anspach, was transported to a Rapid City hospital where he died from his injuries. The passenger, 43-yar-old Shawna Rae Anspach, was transported to Fall River Health Services with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.