PEOTONE – Two people died early Sunday morning after a motorcycle crash in Peotone.
Rita A. Lindgren, 48, of Monee, and Michael J. Colella, 59, of Manteno, were pronounced dead at 1:10 a.m. at the scene, according to the Will County Coroner's Office.
Colella, the driver of a motorcycle, lost control of the vehicle and it left the roadway, according to the coroner's office. Lindgren was the passenger.
The incident occurred just before midnight at the intersection of Harlem Avenue and West Beecher Road, according to a news release from Illinois State Police District 5.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known, the news release stated, and state police continued to investigate.
The cause and manner of the deaths is pending autopsy, toxicology and police reports.