Streator man dies after Sunday motorcycle crash in Oglesby

Preliminary reports are motorcyclist lost control of his bike

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A Streator man died from injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash early Sunday in Oglesby.

Eric A. Davis, 51, was identified as the rider in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Glen Avenue and Walnut Street, the La Salle County Coroner’s Office and Oglesby Police Department said in a joint news release issued Monday.

Preliminary indications are Davis lost control and potentially struck a fixed object. The accident is under investigation by Oglesby police and the coroner’s office.

Coroner Rich Ploch said his office was summoned to the emergency room at St. Margaret’s Health-Peru, where Davis was taken following the crash. An autopsy was conducted Monday, Ploch said, and results are pending.