A St. Charles motorcyclist has been pronounced dead following a crash in St. Charles Township in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to a press release from the Kane County Sheriff’s Office.
The crash occurred at around 12:14 a.m. on Tuesday at Randall Road and Red Gate Road, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Preliminary findings indicate that a black 2007 Range Rover was driving south on Randall Road and turned east onto Red Gate Road, the release said. The driver, of Chicago, reported an impact to the rear of her vehicle, which she at first believed to be a collision with an animal, according to the release.
She was traveling with two children, 15 and 11, who are related to her, officials said. After exiting the vehicle, she found damage to its rear passenger-side panel, the release stated.
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A witness at the scene then informed the woman that her vehicle had collided with a motorcycle, per the release.
Emergency personnel responded to the scene and provided medical assistance to the motorcyclist, who was found in critical condition, the release from the Sheriff’s Office said. He was taken to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva and later pronounced dead, officials said.
On Wednesday, the Kane County Coroner’s Office conducted an autopsy, according to a press release from the office. The Coroner’s Office identified the motorcyclist who was killed as Angelo Bradley, 19, of St. Charles, but are still working to determine an official cause and manner of death pending further investigation, the release stated.
The Kane County Drone Unit, Kane County Evidence Division, Kane County Office of Emergency Management, St. Charles Police Department and South Elgin Police Department provided assistance at the scene, the Sheriff’s Office said. The Sheriff’s Investigations Division is investigating the incident.