Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist Killed After Hitting Semitruck: Palatine PD
The 50-year-old Palatine man was pronounced dead at the scene of the early Thursday morning crash.
PALATINE, IL — A 50-year-old Palatine man was killed early Thursday after the motorcycle he was driving crashed into a semi-tractor trailer. According to police, the accident happened at around 1:11 a.m. 200 block of N. Northwest Highway.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Northwest Highway, between N. Hicks Road and E. Hicks Place, was closed for several hours following the crash, reopening at around 7:30 a.m.
An initial investigation has found that the semi-tractor trailer combination was exiting a private drive in the 200 block of N. Northwest Highway to travel southbound when a motorcycle traveling northbound on Northwest Hwy struck the trailer of the semi-tractor trailer combination.
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Police said the Major Case Assistance Team’s Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction unit was requested to further investigate the crash. Illinois State Police also responded to the scene to complete an inspection of the semi-tractor trailer combination.
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