TWO MOTORCYCLES INVOLVED IN CRASH ON ALLEN RD EAST OF WALKER RD, HAMPSHIRE

FRI AUG 01 2014 ~1:50 AM
HAMPSHIRE FPD
TWO MOTORCYCLES IN CRASH/RURAL INTERSECTION
ALLEN RD AND WALKER RD HAMPSHIRE, IL

CRASH INVOLVING TWO MOTORCYCLES RESULTING IN TWO MEN WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. NEITHER OF THE MEN WERE WEARING A HELMET. BOTH MEN MAY HAVE BEEN RIDING TOGETHER ON SEPARATE MOTORCYCLES.

CREWS ON ARRIVAL REPORTED ONE MOTORCYCLE FULLY-INVOLVED/ON FIRE. MEDICAL HELICOPTER TO THE SCENE WAS CANCELED, BUT WAS USED LATER FOR HOSPITAL-TO-HOSPITAL TRANSFER FOR BOTH VICTIMS.

JOHN BEACH, 22, OF SYCAMORE, AND BENJAMIN FLETCHER, 26, OF ELGIN, WERE FLOWN FROM PRESENCE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL IN ELGIN TO LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL IN PARK RIDGE.

NO OTHER RIDERS OR VEHICLES KNOWN TO BE INVOLVED. ALCOHOL POSSIBLY A FACTOR. POLICE INVESTIGATING.

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