Motorcyclist identified in fatal crash in unincorporated Libertyville

CBS News Chicago

Uni. LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (CBS) – A motorcyclist was killed following a collision with an SUV in unincorporated Libertyville Tuesday afternoon. 

The Lake County Sheriff's Office said around 5 p.m., deputies were dispatched to Route 21 south of Casey Road for a traffic crash involving a motorcycle with injuries. The motorcyclist was found critically hurt. 

A preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of a BWM motorcycle was traveling southbound on Route 21. 

Witnesses said the driver of the motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed while weaving in and out of traffic. 

The motorcycle continued southbound when a Hyundai SUV, driven by a 68-year-old woman, was turning left from the Independence Grove Dog Park onto southbound Route 21.

The motorcycle collided with the SUV – causing the motorcycle to strike a curb. 

The victim -  identified as 49-year-old William Matthies of Lake Villa by the Lake County Coroner's Office -  was thrown from his bike into a guardrail. 

He was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. He was later pronounced dead. 

The driver of the Hyundai was uninjured.

The crash is still under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff's Office Technical Crash Investigations Unit.

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