Coroner IDs Motorcyclist Killed In McHenry Co. Crash: UPDATE

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL - The McHenry County Coroner has identified a 26-year-old Hebron man killed in a motorcycle crash near Woodstock late Sunday as Anthony R. Para. The single-vehicle crash occurred in the 2200 block of Lamb Road in unincorporated Hartland Township at about 11:29 p.m. on Sunday, according to a preliminary investigation by the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.

Para's 2016 Harley Davidson motorcycle was heading north on Lamb Road when it went off the roadway, hit a mailbox and several large landscaping rocks. The motorcycle rolled over and Para was ejected from the vehicle and into a grassy lawn at 2211 Lamb Road, according to authorities. He was pronounced dead at the scene just before midnight.

An autopsy revealed Para died of blunt force trauma injuries to the head and cervical spine, McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski said in a news release.

There were no other passengers on the motorcycle and no other vehicles involved in the crash. The driver was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

The initial investigation indicates that alcohol and speed may have been factors in the crash, according to authorities.

The crash remains under investigation.