Motorcyclist Sustains Serious Injuries In Long Grove Crash

LONG GROVE, IL — A 25-year-old Hawthorn Woods man remains hospitalized with serious injuries following a Sunday morning crash in Long Grove. The man was speeding on his motorcycle prior to the crash, according to police, and was ejected after rear-ending a car. He was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries.

At around 8:30 a.m., the Lake County Sheriff's Office responded to the crash on Route 83 at Endwood Drive, Long Grove, according to a news release. A preliminary investigation shows the motorcycle operator was traveling northbound on Route 83 at a high rate of speed. Witnesses reported the operator was driving recklessly and weaving in and out of traffic. As the operator approached Endwood Drive, he struck the rear-end of a northbound Honda Accord, driven by a 72-year-old man, of Prospect Heights. The motorcycle operator, who was wearing a helmet, was ejected and sustained serious injuries.

The driver of the Honda sustained minor injuries, but was not transported to the hospital. Citations for the operator of the motorcycle are pending, according to police.