Coroner ID's Teen Motorcyclist Killed In Jefferson Street Crash

JOLIET — The Will County Coroner's office identified the 19-year-old man killed in a motorcycle crash on Jefferson Street as Dyjahn T. Porter of Joliet.

According to Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English, at 5:43 p.m., officers responded to the area of West Jefferson Street and Reedwood Drive for a crash with injuries.

Porter was driving a Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle eastbound on West Jefferson Street approaching Reedwood Drive, police said. The Suzuki collided into a Nissan Rogue driven by a 19-year-old woman from Romeoville. According to English, she was turning westbound on West Jefferson Street from Northbound Reedwood Drive.

The collision caused the 19-year-old Suzuki rider to be ejected from his motorcycle.

Police believe the motorcyclist's speed may have been a factor in this crash.

Paramedics rushed Porter to St Joseph Medical Center, where he died. The driver of the Nissan was not injured.

The roadway was closed for several hours as traffic crash investigators reconstructed the scene. Identification of the victim and manner of death will be determined by the Will County Coroner’s Office. This crash remains under investigation.

Prior to Porter's death, Joliet's most recent motorcycle fatality happened Aug. 22 at the intersection of North Larkin Avenue and Ingalls Avenue. Will County Coroner Laurie Summers identified the fatality victim as Luke Pruss-Knotts.

In that crash, a Toyota Camry driven by a 23-year-old Joliet man was northbound on North Larkin Avenue at Ingalls Avenue, waiting to turn left toward westbound Ingalls Avenue. It is believed that the Toyota initiated a left turn and collided with a Harley-Davidson XL1200 motorcycle operated by the 19-year-old Joliet teenager going southbound on North Larkin Avenue.