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Joliet man in serious, stable condition following motorcycle crash

A Joliet squad car sits on the street in downtown Joliet.

A Joliet squad car sits on the street in downtown Joliet. (Gary Middendorf/Gary Middendorf)

By Denise M. Baran-Unland

An 18-year-old Joliet man is in serious, but stable, condition at Ascension St Joseph – Joliet after crashing his motorcycle on Wednesday morning, according to a news release from the Joliet Police Department.

Joliet police went to the 1100 block of Cypress Lane in Joliet at 9:49 a.m. Wednesday. After a preliminary investigation, Joliet police determined that Spencer Wiechec, 18, Joliet was driving a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle south at a high rate of speed in the 1100 block of Cypress Lane when his motorcycle left the road on the street’s west side and struck the front of a home.

The Joliet Fire Department took Wiechec to St. Joe’s, Joliet police said.

Wiechec was cited for reckless driving, improper lane usage, no motorcycle class license and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

Members of the Joliet Police Department Traffic Unit were called to the scene to reconstruct the crash, which remains under investigation by the Joliet Police Department Traffic Unit.

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Denise Unland

Denise M. Baran-Unland

Denise M. Baran-Unland is the features editor for The Herald-News in Joliet. She covers a variety of human interest stories. She also writes the long-time weekly tribute feature “An Extraordinary Life about local people who have died. She studied journalism at the College of St. Francis in Joliet, now the University of St. Francis.