Woman Dies In Darien Motorcycle Crash: Cops

DARIEN, IL — A woman died in a motorcycle crash overnight Sunday in Darien, while a man suffered serious injuries, police said.

About 6:30 a.m. Monday, Darien police received a call from a passerby who saw a motorcycle in a ditch between North Frontage Road and the Cass Avenue ramp to southbound Interstate 55, according to a police statement to Patch. Officers found the man and woman next to the motorcycle, police said.

The woman was identified as 57-year-old Laura Bala of Cicero. She was pronounced dead at the site of the crash, police said.

The man was taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove. He was said to have suffered serious, non-life threatening injuries, police said.

A preliminary investigation has shown that the motorcycle was traveling on North Frontage when it left the roadway through a fence and down an embankment, police said. The investigation continues by the Darien Police Department and the Metropolitan Emergency Response and Investigative Team.

Those with information about the crash are urged to call detective Rick Hellmann at 630-353-8331.