MARION COUNTY, IL- Bdb.com reports that a motorcyclist was killed in an early morning crash on Interstate 57. The accident occurred in the northbound lanes at approximately 4:37 in the morning. The victim was identified as Mr. Wathan, 23, of Centralia. Wathan was riding north on I-57 when a passenger vehicle struck his motorcycle from behind….

MARION COUNTY, IL- Bdb.com reports that a motorcyclist was killed in an early morning crash on Interstate 57 on Thursday, July 26, 2018. The accident occurred in the northbound lanes atapproximately 4:37 in the morning. The victim was identifiedas Mason Wathan, 23, of Centralia. Wathan was riding north on I-57 when a passenger vehicle struck his…

SPRINGFIELD, IL- Wandtv.com reports that a motorcyclist was killed in a crash with another vehicle. The accident took place at the intersection of Stevenson Drive and Dirksen Parkway. The driver, identified as a woman, was traveling east on Stevenson and attempted to make a left turn onto Dirksen Parkway. Police believe that the car struck…

LAKE COUNTY, IL- Patch.com reports that a crash between a motorcycle and a Jeep in Lake County on Wednesday caused one fatality. The accident took place on July 11, 2018 at about 2:15 p.m. at the intersection of Kilbourne Road and Route 173. The 2008 Jeep Compass was driven by a 69-year-old woman from Gurnee….

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, IL- According to wsiltv.com, a motorcyclist was killedin an accident with a car that took place on Sunday, July 8, 2018. The victim was identifiedas Robert Rich, 55, from Marion. Rich was traveling on Corinth Road when a car traveling the opposite direction drifted over the middle line and into Rich’s path. Motorcycles do…

CHICAGO, IL- Patch.com reports that a motorcyclist was killedin the Washington Heights neighborhood on July 8, 2018,at about 3:24 p.m. The victim was identifiedas 40-year-old Edward Davis.* Witnesses reported that Davis was traveling south on Halstead and was in the turn lane. Rather than turning at the intersection, the motorcycle continued to travel straight and collided…

Lombard, Illinois (Chicago Tribune) The Chicago Tribune reports that a man is dead after a Thursday night motorcycle wreck in Lombard. The crash occurred as two men were riding their motorcycles on St. Charles Road at a very high speed. It is estimated that they were traveling at approximately ninety miles per hour, when one of…

July 2, 2018– (The Dispatch) According to The Dispatch, two people got hurt in a motorcycle accident at the intersection of Moline Road and Illinois 78. A man riding a motorcycle rode through a stop sign and into the path of an oncoming vehicle. The driver of the car was unable to stop before colliding…

Thousands of motorcyclists are killed every year in the United States. Though some of these accidents do happen without warning, many motorcycle accident deaths could be prevented. Because they are exposed to the elements, unlike those who travel in a motor vehicle or truck, motorcyclists are much more likely to suffer traumatic brain injuries in…