1 Dead in St. Charles Motorcycle Crash

ST. CHARLES, IL — A 49-year-old St. Charles man is dead following a motorcycle crash in downtown St. Charles Saturday evening. The St. Charles Police and Fire departments responded to the 2500 block of E. Main Street at 5:44 p.m. for the crash. A 2002 Suzuki motorcycle, driven by Gustavo Sanchez Pineda, was westbound on East Main Street when the motorcycle hit a vehicle that was stopped and waiting to make a left hand turn, according to a news release from the St. Charles Poluce Department.

The driver was ejected from his motorcycle, which continued traveling east into the westbound lanes and hit a third vehicle.

Pineda, who was the sole occupant of the motorcycle, was taken to Delnor hospital where he later died. No one else was injured in the collision, authorities said.

The crash remains under investigation. Toxicology testing is pending in the case, police told Patch.