Coroner identifies victim of motorcycle crash in Normal

Posted on April 24, 2023

police car — *This incident remains under investigation by the Normal Police Department, McLean County Accident Reconstruction Team and the McLean County Coroner’s Office. (WJBC file photo)*

NORMAL – The McLean County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a motorcycle and car crash Friday night in Normal.

According to a Normal police press release, 22-year-old Douglas Wriston of Warren, Michigan died in the crash. The cause of death is still pending.

Officers were called to the I-55/74 overpass on Raab Road for a multi-vehicle crash at approximately 6:48 p.m. Friday. Upon arrival, officers located Wriston who had been thrown from his motorcycle.

Wriston was initially assisted by a witness on the scene and the Normal Fire Department but later died at Carle BroMenn Medical Center.

This incident remains under investigation by the Normal Police Department, McLean County Accident Reconstruction Team and the McLean County Coroner’s Office.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Normal Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 309-454-9593.

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