Update: Officials from the Kane Couty Sheriff’s Office have released the identity of the motorcycle driver killed during Monday’s crash at Kaneland High School.
Sixty-year-old John B. Smith of Maple Park was killed when the Harley-Davidson motorcycle he was riding was struck by a Suburu driven by a 16-year old female student from Sugar Grove. The accident occured when the student exited out of Kaneland High School parking lot, driving eastbound onto Keslinger Road, and then struck the Harley- Davidson motorcycle, which was traveling westbound on Keslinger Road.
The student rendered aid to the severly-injured Smith until police arrived, but he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead on the scene.
At this time, traffic citations have been issued to the student for the following:
- Failure to avoid an accident
- Disobeying a stop sign
Collection of evidence has been taken with the assistance of the Kane County Sheriff’s Office Evidence Division and Kane County Drone Team for further analysis. If there is an indication of impairment, the potential for an increase in charges may be forthcoming.
Video footage of the crash has also been collected.
An unidentified person is dead after a car struck a motorcycle while the former was exiting Kaneland High School in Kaneland Township Monday afternoon.
At approximately 3:12pm Monday, Kane Couny Sheriff’s officers were called to Kaneland High School for a report of an accident with injuries. It was determined that an automobile had collided with a motorcycle while leaving the school’s parking lot.
The collision caused the driver of the motorcycle to be ejected, resulting in severe injuries. Officers attempted to provide lifesaving treatment, but the driver succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased on the scene.
The driver of the automobile was taken to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital with unspecified injuries.
The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of kin. The name of the automobile driver is also being withheld pending further investigation.
It is unknown at this time whether alcohol or drugs were involved in the accident. The investigation of this incident is ongoing.
