[UPDATED] Car vs Motorcycle Crash at St. Charles and Monterey Sends Rider to the Hospital, Witness Reports

UPDATED MARCH 20, 5 p.m.: Villa Park police released the following statement on the crash that sent a motorcycle driver to the hospital on Saturday night:

On March 17, at 9:36 p.m., the Villa Park Police Department responded to the intersection of St. Charles Road and Monterey for a traffic crash with injuries involving a motorcycle and one other vehicle.  The motorcycle rider, a 54-year-old Des Plaines resident, was taken by emergency personnel to Good Samaritan Hospital in serious condition.

At this time, the crash remains under investigation by members of the Villa Park Police Department and the DuPage County Accident Reconstruction Team.  The Villa Park Police Department is seeking witnesses to the crash. Witnesses are asked to contact Officer William Lyons at (630) 592-6122 or by email at blyons@invillapark.com.  

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UPDATED MARCH 19, 8:15 a.m.: Elmhurst Patch was denied its Freedom of Information Act request for more information in this case due to an ongoing investigation.

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Elmhurst Patch has received word from a witness that a motorcycle collided with a car at about 10 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at the intersection of St. Charles and Monterey, just one block west of Route 83, in Villa Park.

The witness, Jake Eleniewski, said the motorcycle rider was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital at around 10 p.m. and was in critical condition.

Few details are available. A representative at the Villa Park police department on Sunday afternoon said there are no police detectives available to speak about the accident and police reports must be obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests, which take about five days to process.

Elmhurst Patch filed a FOIA request and will update this story as more information becomes available.