A late-night ride in Lombard ended in tragedy early Sunday when a motorcyclist was fatally injured in a crash at a busy suburban intersection.
Police said the collision, which involved a motorcycle and another vehicle, was reported at about 1:04 a.m. in the area of Finley Road and 22nd Street, according to NBC Chicago. The rider was rushed to a hospital in critical condition and later pronounced dead.
Lombard police said the investigation is ongoing and the crash scene remained under review on Sunday.
Major crash team called in
To piece together what happened on the darkened stretch of Finley, Lombard police called in the DuPage MERIT Major Crash Reconstruction Team for assistance, NBC Chicago reported. MERIT, short for Metropolitan Emergency Response and Investigations Team, provides major crash reconstruction and other specialized services to departments across DuPage County, according to Oak Brook…