Wood Dale Man Critically Injured in Motorcycle Collision

NUNDA TOWNSHIP, IL - A 45-year-old Wood Dale man is in critical condition Monday following a crash between two motorcycles Sunday afternoon in rural McHenry County.

The crash happened at 3:28 p.m. when a 2014 Harley Davidson motorcycle was headed south on Roberts Road south of Lamphere Road when it sideswiped a 2011 Harley Davidson motorcycle, which was also headed south, according to a McHenry County Sheriff’s Office press release. Both motorcycles lost control and overturned.

The driver of the 2014 Harley Davidson Street Glide, the 45-year-old Wood Dale man, was ejected. He was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, where he remained in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, according to police.

The driver of the the 2011 Harley Davidson Road Glide Ultra, a 64-year-old Des Plaines man was treated at the scene by Wauconda Fire Protection District and released with minor injuries, according to the news release.

Neither driver was wearing a helmet, police said. Alcohol is not suspected as a cause of the crash.
Roberts Road remained closed for approximately four hours during the investigation.

The investigation is ongoing by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Traffic Crash Investigations Unit.

Members of the Island Lake and Tower Lakes Police Departments assisted with traffic control.

By Amie Schaenzer (Patch Staff)

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