GLEN ELLYN, IL — A motorcyclist was hurt in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday night in Glen Ellyn after 200 motorcycle riders were seen driving near the village's Central Business District and Lake Ellyn.
Police say they received calls that the motorcycle riders, part of Chicago United Riders, were disregarding traffic signs and violating other vehicle codes around 9 p.m.. When police got to the scene, they say they saw motorcycles without license plates or with license plates that had been tampered with.
According to police, some of the motorcycle riders drove off when officers tried to stop them.
The motorcycle crash took place shortly after near the intersection of Route 53 and Roosevelt Road. Police cited the driver. The passenger was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening.
Glen Ellyn police say other law enforcement agencies assisted in their response, which resulted in several citations and one vechicle impoundment.
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