Crime & Safety
14-Year-Old Girl Dies in I-55 Motorcycle Crash
Naperville girl was a passenger on her father's motorcycle.
A 14-year-old Naperville girl was killed in a motorcycle crash while riding with her father late Wednesday, police said.
Ashley Wilson was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred on southbound I-55 near the I-355 viaduct, according to the Will County Coroner’s office.
Illinois State Police told ABC 7 Chicago that the girl and her 54-year-old father were riding at around 9:35 p.m. Wednesday when the motorcycle went down, hit the median and skidded along the shoulder of the road.
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The father, who was cited for having an invalid license and no insurance, was taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove with non-life-threatening injuries, according to ABC.
The incident remains under investigation by the Illinois State Police.
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