Deadly Snowmobile Wreck In Morris: 34-Year-Old Victim Ejected From His Snowmobile, Identified By Coroner

MORRIS, IL — Grundy County Coroner John Callahan’s Office, along with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, announced they are investigating a snowmobile crash that claimed the life of a 34-year-old Wisconsin man on Saturday night.

The single snowmobile crash occurred on Saturday evening at approximately 8:40 p.m., at the I&M Canal and the viaduct crossing at Nettle Creek in Morris. A preliminary investigation indicates Cody C. Woitekaitis, a resident of Milwaukee was traveling eastbound, approaching the viaduct, when he failed to negotiate the trail, striking a sign, resulting in him being ejected from the snowmobile and striking the concrete structure of the viaduct, the coroner's office said.

Woitekaitis was pronounced dead at the scene by the Coroner’s Office at 9:28 p.m. on Saturday. The incident remains under investigation by the Coroner’s Office and Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Morris Police Department and Morris Fire Protection District assisted at the scene.