A 66-year-old Johnsburg man was seriously injured following single motorcycle crash early Friday evening in unincorporated Richmond.
On June 9, 2023, at 4:57 p.m., members of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Wonder Lake Fire Protection District and Hebron Fire Department, responded to the 7900 block of Tryon Grove Road for a traffic crash involving a single motorcycle.
Preliminary investigation indicates that the Johnsburg man was riding on his 1996 Harley-Davidson motorcycle eastbound on Tryon Grove Road. For unknown reasons the rider failed to navigate the curve in the roadway and traveled off the road onto the eastbound shoulder where he lost control of the motorcycle. The single occupant on the motorcycle was ejected off and sustained critical injuries.
The Johnsburg man was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. He was transported by ambulance to Northwestern Hospital in McHenry, and later flown by helicopter to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, in critical condition. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in this crash.
The investigation is ongoing and is being investigated by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Major Traffic Crash Investigation Unit.