RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota Highway Patrol saw a busier day Thursday, responding to six injury crashes according to their latest report.

Two of the crashes happened on U.S. Highway 85, near Deadwood and another crash was reported on Wildlife Loop Road in Custer State Park.

Another accident happened at the intersection of Highway 79 and Highway 34 when a semi-truck back into a Chevy Traverse, which in turn, struck a pair of motorcycles that led to minor injuries to both riders.

The number of injury crashes since last Friday now total 32 with the number of non-injury crashes totaling 19. The number of fatal crashes remains at 3.

In other stats, the patrol made a dozen D-U-I arrests on Thursday, along with 24 misdemeanor drug arrests and 18 felony drug arrests. Totals for the year are now 94 for D-U-I arrests, 173 for misdemeanor drug arrests and 83 for felony drug arrests.

The patrol has issued 1,326 total citations on the year and written out 3,748 warnings.

The patrol on Thursday also made their first cash seizure of the year – $3,116 dollars-worth following an arrest in Sturgis.