Above / Individuals and/or witnesses with information regarding the crash are encouraged to contact the Naperville Police Department’s Traffic Unit at (630) 305-5477. (PN file photos are used to help flag reports about Naperville Police and Fire Department responses to emergency calls and Crime Stoppers, always reminding readers that keeping the community safe is everyone’s responsibility. Be alert. Stay safe. Follow the posted local speed limit, mindful that in Naperville the speed limit is 25 mph on neighborhood streets unless otherwise marked.)
On Thurs., Sept. 16, 2021, at approximately 5:59PM, the Naperville Police Department and the Naperville Fire Department responded to the area of Naper Boulevard south of Stoney Brook Drive for a single motorcycle crash involving injuries.
A 2005 red/white/black Honda motorcycle driven by a 22-year-old male out of Lisle ran off the east side of the road on northbound Naper Boulevard as it approached Stoney Brook Drive.
The driver and sole occupant of the motorcycle was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries. He was pronounced deceased soon after arriving at the hospital. Crash investigators and reconstruction specialists from the Naperville Police Department Traffic Unit responded to the scene.
Naper Boulevard was closed from Spindletree Avenue to Stoney Brook Drive and traffic was rerouted until the roadway was reopened at approximately 9:30PM.
The crash investigation is on-going. Anyone with information regarding the accident is asked to contact the Naperville Police Department’s Traffic Unit at (630) 305-5477.
Report submitted by Michaus Williams for the Naperville Police Department.
Editor’s Note / Traffic reports on the radio early last evening announced the tragic news of the “crash with injuries” and street closures along Naper Boulevard.
At the time of the crash, nearby Scott School was hosting a block party with many dozens of families in attendance. Girls’ soccer practice also was underway. Reports to local media by witnesses are that the motorcycle was traveling at a very high rate of speed, jumped the curb and crashed into a tree, resulting in the fatality.
While PN was visiting downtown Naperville shortly after hearing the traffic report on the radio, the sound of a loud motorcycle circling the streets prompted a visitor on the sidewalk to ask us, “What’s that all about?”
Several hours later the sad news release from the Naperville Police Department arrived.
Folks! Kindly talk with family, friends and neighbors about abiding by local speed limits, coming to complete stops at stop signs and following the rules of the road.
Help keep this community and every community safe. Condolences to all.
