Motorcyclist dies on I-90 after witnesses report lightning strike

WASTA – An Iowa man died in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 90 about three miles west of Wasta on Wednesday.

Kurt Lee Stolba, 57, of Wilton, Iowa, was eastbound on Interstate 90 on a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle. Witnesses reported that a bolt of lightning struck Stolba. His motorcycle drifted to the right shoulder of the roadway and struck the guard rail. Stolba, who wasn’t wearing a helmet, was thrown from the motorcycle. He died while being transported to a Rapid City hospital. The exact cause of death hasn’t been determined.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating. Pennington County Sheriff’s Office assisted.

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