Motorcylist killed in wrong way crash in Sioux Falls identified

August 1, 2023

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.–A motorcyclist who died after traveling the wrong way on the E. 10th St. Viaduct in Sioux Falls on Saturday has been identified.

Forty seven year-old Benjamin Vanderweide of Sioux Falls was killed when the Honda motorcycle he was driving was going the wrong way on the one-way viaduct and struck a 2011 Ford Fiesta.

The motorist of the vehicle did not see the motorcycle coming around the curve.

No charges have been filed.