NPD: Two badly injured in motorcycle-SUV crash

Posted on July 31, 2019

 

Police car
Two people were hurt late Tuesday night in a motorcycle-SUV crash at Towanda Avenue and Fort Jesse Road in Normal. (File photo)

 

By Howard Packowitz

NORMAL – Two people riding a motorcycle were badly hurt late Tuesday night when they collided with a sport utility vehicle in Normal.

The crash happened about 10:25 p.m. at Fort Jesse Road and Towanda Avenue.

A Normal Police sergeant says the two people on the motorcycle were taken to OSF St. Joseph Medical Center for treatment of serious, but apparently non-life threatening injuries.

Only the driver was in the SUV. That person was not hurt.

Police blocked the intersection for several hours so accident reconstructionists could investigate the cause of the crash.

Howard Packowitz can be reached at [email protected]

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