Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist, 40, Killed In Fabyan Parkway Crash: Geneva Police
The man was pronounced dead at the scene early Sunday morning, police said.
GENEVA, IL — A man, 40, died Sunday after he crashed into an embankment while riding a motorcycle on Fabyan Parkway in Geneva, according to police.
The Kane County Coroner's Office identified the driver as Eric Gardner, of Sycamore, according to a report from WSPY News. The official cause of death is pending toxicology results.
Passing drivers noticed the crash at 6:37 a.m. and called 911, prompting Geneva police, the Kane County Sheriff's Office, and paramedics from the Geneva and Batavia fire departments to respond.
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The preliminary investigation indicates the motorcyclist was headed west on Fabyan Parkway between Wenmoth and Kaneville roads when he veered across the eastbound lanes and hit the embankment on the south side of the road, police said in a news release.
Gardner was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:58 a.m. Police did not identify him in the release, pending notification of his next of kin.
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Geneva police, the Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team and the Kane County Coroner's Office continue investigating the crash.
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