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Motorcycle rider flown to hospital after crash near Marengo

A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after he drove off the road Saturday afternoon near Marengo, a Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts spokesman said.

The motorcycle went off Beck Road near the intersection with Halverson Drive, Marengo Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Bill Weiss said.

Responders from the fire district arrived on the scene about 2 p.m. The motorcyclist was flown to Javon Bea Hospital, Weiss said.

Weiss said they weren’t sure of the exact cause of the crash, although the motorcycle might have struck the curb. The driver was wearing a helmet at the time of the incident.

It was a one-vehicle crash and the motorcyclist was the only person involved, Weiss said.


Aaron Dorman

Aaron Dorman

Medill graduate and upstate-NY native now covering Crystal Lake and surrounding towns and cities.