- TUE JUN 21 2016 ~7:00 PM
Morris FPD
» 2 People Hit by a Vehicle
4500 Old Stage Rd Morris, IL
Report of two bicyclists hit by a vehicle.
Husband and wife Mark Wendling and Janice Wendling of Morris were hit by a vehicle while riding their bicycles westbound on Old Stage Road. The couple was hit from behind by a 16-year-old driver. Grundy County Coroner John Callahan reported that both crash victims were wearing bicycle helmets.
Mark Wendling died at the scene.
A medical transport helicopter requested to the scene. Janice Wendling was airlifted from the scene and transported to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, where she was pronounced dead at 8:32 p.m.
The 16-year-old Morris resident was issued a citation for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
See also ...
Morris Daily Herald Morris couple dies after being hit by vehicle
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