ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Update:
The victim in a motorcycle accident Friday night in Rock Island has been identified as Keith W. Taylor Jr., 33, of Rock Island, according to Rock Island County coroner Brian Gustafson.
Gustafson reports the autopsy showed the preliminary cause of death to be multiple traumatic injuries.
The accident remains under investigation by the Rock Island Police Department's Accident Reconstruction Division, and the Rock Island County Coroner's Office.
Original story:
One man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Rock Island Friday night.
The crash happened Friday, Sept. 8 around 6:45 p.m. at the intersection of 43rd Street and 7th Avenue. Police say a Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling eastbound on 7th Avenue when it struck a Hyundai Elantra, which was driving northbound on 43rd Street, crossing the 7th Avenue intersection.
The Rock Island Fire Department extricated the driver from the Hyundai, according to a press release.
Both the motorcyclist and driver were transported to UnityPoint Trinity Hospital. The motorcyclist, a 33-year-old man was pronounced deceased. The driver of the Hyundai, a 34-year-old man, was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The Rock Island Police Department's Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating the crash.