NEWS RELEASE | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | October 9, 2026
STARK COUNTY FATAL CRASH
What: Fatal Crash
Where: 12400 Block Old Highway 10
When: October 9, 2026, at 1:22 p.m. Mountain Time, west of South Heart
Road Conditions: Dry
Weather Conditions: Clear
Crash Involvement: Motorcycle
Type of Crash: Rollover
Agencies Involved: North Dakota State Patrol, Stark County Sheriff’s Office, Billings County Emergency Medical Service
Vehicle No. 1: 2007 Honda motorcycle
Driver No. 1: Male, 69, Yankton, SD, fatal injuries
Restraints: No helmet in use
NARRATIVE: On October 9, 2026, a Honda motorcycle was traveling westbound on Old Highway 10 near the 12400 block, west of South Heart, when the driver failed to negotiate a curve. The motorcycle left the roadway and struck a fence bordering Interstate 94. The driver was not wearing a helmet and sustained fatal injuries.
The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota State Patrol.
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So Sad 😞 Prayers for the Family ✝️🙏
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Speed isn’t always the issue that the curve is blind when driving west and all you see is 94 they need a guardrail and better signs for those that don’t know about the curve
That curve needs to have a guardrail. Too many people have gone off the road there. It’s kind of a blind curve.
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So very sorry!!! 💔💔💔🫂
Prayers for this family🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Condolences to the family.
Even with a helmet it wouldn’t have mattered much ,those fences are brutal ,yikes 😬