Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Crash With Minivan In Wheeling

Buffalo Grove IL

12 July, 2021

8:48 PM

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WHEELING, IL — A motorcyclist was seriously injured when he collided with a minivan in a Monday afternoon crash near Milwaukee Avenue and East Manchester Drive. The crash, which happened around 1 p.m., shut down Milwaukee Avenue in all directions from Hintz Road to Dundee Road for around five hours, according to the Wheeling Police Department. The motorcyclist, a 30-year-old from Willowbrook, was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in critical condition. The driver of the minivan is a 58-year-old man from Riverwoods, who was not injured. In addition to the Wheeling Police Department, the multi-jurisdictional Serious Accident Reconstruction Team investigated the crash scene with a drone. TRAFFIC UPDATE: Thanks for your patience today while we investigated a serious traffic crash involving a motorcycle. Milwaukee Ave has been re-opened. Thanks to the Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team (STAR) who sped up the process by using their drone to map the scene. pic.twitter.com/a7kzOVpk3J— Wheeling Police and Fire Departments IL (@PoliceWheeling) July 12, 2021