Rockford Scanner
Around 6:20 pm tonight, emergency personnel were responding to a motorcycle accident.
It happened in the area of Jefferson and 3rd.
There is an auto accident that involves a motorcycle near this location.
At least one person is reporting injuries.
Several emergency personnel are enroute.
Avoid the area.
Update: Prairie Avenue is now open.
Officers from the Beloit Police Department are currently on the scene of a fatal traffic crash that occurred today at 9:22 a.m. at the intersection of Prairie Avenue and Robin Road in Beloit.
A motorcycle and minivan crashed, which resulted in the death of the operator of the motorcycle. The circumstances of this crash are being investigated by the Beloit Police Department with the assistance of the Rock County Sheriff’s Department Accident Reconstruction Unit.
The identity of the deceased is not known at this time. We ask that citizens avoid this area for the next several hours.
-Capt. Thomas Stigler
On July 1, 2018 at 8:59pm South Beloit and Beloit Police Departments were dispatched to Shirland Avenue and 8th Street for a traffic crash. Upon arrival Officers observed a black Chevrolet Silverado and a silver Honda motorcycle in the street. Citizens were performing CPR on a male who was identified as the driver of the motorcycle. Officers took over CPR until Beloit Fire Department personnel arrived on scene. The male was transported to Beloit Memorial Hospital where he later died from injuries. The Rock County Medical Examiners Officer responded to the hospital.
A witness advised that the motorcycle was traveling east bound on Shirland Avenue at a high rate of speed and struck the Chevrolet Silverado in the rear. The female driver of the Silverado stated she was traveling east on Shirland Avenue after having completed a left hand turn from 8th Street. She then felt an impact from the rear and stopped.
The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department Crime Scene Unit and the Illinois State Police are assisting with this investigation. Initial indications show that high speed caused this collision.
This case is still under investigation and no further information will be released at this time.
Several sources reporting a very serious motorcycle accident.
It happened in the area of 8th and Shirland near S. Beloit.
A motorcycle crashed near this location around 9 PM.
At least one person is critically injured, possible fatal.
Just after 10 AM several emergency personnel were responding to a motorcycle accident with injuries.
Initial reports are saying there’s a motorcycle accident in the area of Alpine and Broadway on Rockford’s east side.
At least one person is reporting injuries. At this time it is not yet known on the severity of the injuries. Please avoid this area or expect traffic delays.
Around 9:30 AM emergency personnel were on scene of another auto accident in Rockford. This one happened at North Main and West Riverside. A vehicle is reported to have hit a pole near this intersection. Construction is ongoing in the area. Traffic is reported to be at a complete standstill for at least 30 minutes according to several sources. Avoid this area or expect long traffic delays
On Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 10:25 AM Rockford Police Officers responded to 11 Street and the East bound on-ramp to HWY 20 for a serious traffic crash involving a single motorcycle. Initial information indicated a 27 year old male driver lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a ditch. The driver was then rushed to an area hospital where he is listed in serious condition.
The Rockford Police Crash Reconstruction Team was mobilized and is conducting an ongoing investigation. No further information to be released at this time. Anyone with information is asked to call the Rockford Police Department at 815-966-2900.