ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. -- A 36-year-old man lost control of his motorcycle and was killed Monday in northwest suburban Arlington Heights.
The motorcyclist was traveling westbound on Dundee at Wilke Road about 3:20 p.m. when the bike began to wobble and left the roadway, Arlington Heights police said in a statement. The motorcycle stopped in the grassy shoulder on the north side of the road.
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Paramedics took the man to Northwest Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The Cook County medical examiner's office did not immediately release details about the death.
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Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire - Copyright Chicago Sun-Times 2019.)
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