Kane County Motorcycle Accident

There was a collision involving a motorcycle and SUV early this morning (Tuesday, April 25, 2017) in Aurora.

According to the City of Aurora, the motorcycle and an SUV collided near Ogden Avenue and South Commons Drive at approximately 5:40 a.m.

An excerpt regarding the crash, as seen in the Daily Herald article of April 25, 2017, titled “Yorkville man in critical condition after Aurora crash“:

Police said the woman, Melissa Centazzo, 57, of the 1500 block of Tara Bella Parkway, was driving east on Ogden Avenue in a 2016 Honda CRV about 5:40 a.m. when she tried to turn north on Commons and collided with a westbound motorcycle that apparently didn’t have operating headlights. The force of the crash caused the motorcyclist to be thrown from the bike and the SUV to flip on its roof.

The motorcyclist, identified as a 55-year-old Yorkville man, was critically injured and taken to an Aurora hospital for treatment of his accident injuries.  He was then flown to another hospital.  At the time of the accident, he was not wearing a motorcycle helmet.

Melissa Centazzo declined medical treatment.  Another excerpt from the Daily Herald article mentioned above:

Centazzo was cited for failure to yield while turning left. There were no signs of alcohol or drug use at the scene, police said.

As seen in a crash scene photo, the SUV rolled over onto its roof during the course of the accident.

Additional Details Regarding This Kane County Motorcycle Accident

Additional details and possible updates can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the April 25, 2017 abc7chicago.com article (with accident scene photo) titled “Motorcycle driver critically hurt in Aurora crash with SUV,” the April 25 Naperville Patch article titled “Motorcycle v. SUV Crash Leaves Male In Critical Condition,” and the Daily Herald article mentioned above.

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If you were injured in an accident – or represent someone who died in an accident – call Tony Elman, Lead Trial Attorney of the Elman Joseph Law Group, at (773) 392-8182 to discuss the accident and see what legal actions may be taken.  This legal consultation is free and is confidential in nature.

Elman Joseph Law Group, LLC has been handling Illinois personal injury cases for 25+ years, and during this time has handled over 10,000 personal injury cases.  Through this extensive experience we have built a reputation for our court trial performance.  As seen in many cases, this successful trial experience may (substantially) increase your potential accident injury compensation.

Elman Joseph Law Group, LLC handles cases on a contingency basis…you will not be charged legal fees unless and until there is a monetary recovery.

Fatal Kane County Motorcycle Accident

There was a fatal Illinois motorcycle accident Saturday evening (April 15, 2017) in Batavia.

According to information provided by the Batavia Police Department, police officers went to the accident scene at approximately 5:25 p.m.  The crash happened in the 1200 block of Wind Energy Pass, and involved a motorcycle with a passenger and another vehicle.

The cause of this fatal motorcycle crash does not appear to be publicly disclosed at this time.

The rider of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the accident scene.  The passenger, identified only as female, was airlifted to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove for treatment of her accident injuries.  She was listed in critical condition.

The accident investigation is being conducted by the Kane County Sheriff’s Office and the the Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team.

Additional Details Regarding This Fatal Kane County Motorcycle Accident

Additional details and possible updates concerning this fatal motorcycle accident can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the April 16, 2017 Chicago Sun-Times article titled “Police:  Man killed, woman injured in Batavia motorcycle crash” as well as the April 16 Batavia Patch article titled “Crash Victim Initially Believed Dead is Still Alive:  Police.”

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If you were injured in an accident – or represent someone who died in an accident – call Tony Elman, Lead Trial Attorney of the Elman Joseph Law Group, at (773) 392-8182 to discuss the accident and see what legal actions may be taken.  This legal consultation is free and is confidential in nature.

Elman Joseph Law Group, LLC has been handling Illinois personal injury cases for 25+ years, and during this time has handled over 10,000 personal injury cases.  Through this extensive experience we have built a reputation for our court trial performance.  As seen in many cases, this successful trial experience may (substantially) increase your potential accident injury compensation.

Elman Joseph Law Group, LLC handles cases on a contingency basis…you will not be charged legal fees unless and until there is a monetary recovery.