RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota Highway Patrol has identified a Connecticut man who died in a single motorcycle crash that occurred Monday near Custer. Preliminary crash information indicates 63-year-old Robert Thomas Ryan, the driver of a 2002 Yamaha Super Hawk, was traveling westbound on U.S. Highway 16A near mile marker 27. Ryan became separated from his motorcycle when the Yamaha left the roadway, entered the westbound ditch, and overturned. He sustained fatal injuries. The investigation is ongoing. Share via: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn More
Connecticut man killed in crash near Custer on Monday
August 14, 2026
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