Motorcyclist identified in fatal Geneva, Illinois, crash
The motorcyclist killed in a crash in Geneva, Illinois, on Sunday morning has been identified.
Geneva police said that shortly after 6:30 a.m., officers, along with the Kane County Sheriff's Office and the Geneva and Batavia fire departments, responded to the crash on Fabyan Parkway on Geneva's far west side. Passing motorists spotted the crash.
The preliminary investigation indicated the motorcyclist was traveling west on Fabyan Parkway between Wenmoth and Kaneville roads when it veered across the eastbound lanes of traffic and hit an embankment on the south side of the road. The victim was pronounced dead on the scene.
The Kane County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 40-year-old Eric Gardner, of Sycamore, Illinois. The official cause and manner of death are pending further investigation, as well as toxicology results.
Geneva Police, the Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team, and the Kane County Coroner's Office continue to investigate the accident.
The Geneva Emergency Management Agency and the Kane County Office of Emergency Management assisted during the investigation.