Name Released in Fatal Aurora Motorcycle Crash

The name of the 22-year-old Aurora man who died in a motorcycle crash Tuesday has been released by the Aurora Police Department.

Christopher A. Gonzalez, of the 1500 block of Lincolnshire Ave. in Aurora, was traveling on a 2004 Kawasaki eastbound on Sequoia about a quarter of a mile west of Randall Road when he collided with a 2015 Freightliner that was also traveling eastbound. The Freightliner was turning left into the driveway of a business when Gonzalez hit the side of the trailer. Gonzalez was traveling at a high rate of speed when he hit the semi. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash but suffered massive head injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The drive of the semi, a 41-year-old Geneva man, was not ticketed.

An autopsy will not be performed. There were no signs of alcohol or drug use at the crash site.

Sequoia between Randall and Edgelawn Drive was closed for about four hours while Aurora Police Traffic Investigators reconstructed the crash.

Because a commercial vehicle was involved, the Illinois State Police is assisting in the investigation.