NEWELL, S.D. – The South Dakota Highway Patrol has identified a Newell man who died Saturday in a single vehicle motorcycle crash near Belle Fourche.
The patrol’s preliminary crash information indicates Billy B. Reitz, the driver of a 2007 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide, was traveling eastbound on U.S. 212 near mile marker 26.
The motorcycle left the roadway, drove through the ditch, and struck a fence. Reitz sustained fatal injuries.
The investigation is ongoing.



