UPDATE: Pedestrian In Plainfield Motorcycle Crash Identified

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More details on the motorcycle crash that claimed two lives this morning have been released. As previously reported, the motorcyclist’s name is Sean Fitzpatrick, 27, of the 14000 block on Weller Drive in Plainfield. According to a press release from the Plainfield Police Department, the pedestrian has been identified as Randal Lambert, 56, of the 24200 block on Lockport Street in Plainfield.

According to Sgt. Mike Fisher of the Plainfield Police Department, the motorcycle landed about 800 feet from the scene of the crash.

“Just looking at the scene (here) you can tell that the motorcycle is quite a distance from the actual impact, so (speed) did play a factor,” Fisher told Ch. 7 news.

Plainfield Academy also closed today due to the proximity of the accident.

Marc Bessette lives near the crash site.

“Didn’t see the motorcycle, but there was a body in front of the house,” Bessette told Ch. 7 News.

Lambert worked with his mother Mary Alice Lambert at her shop, The Tawny Tortoise, in downtown Plainfield, according to a report from the The Herald News.

“Randy was a real nice guy,” said Stuart Littell, owner of Moe Joe’s restaurant, located near the Lamberts’ shop. “He was a big fan of our buffalo wings. He would carry out to eat [at the shop].”

The initial on-scene measurement phase of the investigation is complete and Illinois Route 59 is fully open. The remainder of the exhaustive investigation is ongoing.