A Lake Zurich man is in critical condition after he crashed his motorcycle into a truck while driving recklessly at a high speed with another motorcycle in Port Barrington, the sheriff’s office said.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Wauconda Fire District responded around 7:25 p.m. Sunday to the area of West Roberts Road and Center Street in Port Barrington for a vehicle crash involving a motorcycle.
Sheriff’s deputies arrived and found a motorcycle rider with critical injuries, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli.
A preliminary investigation shows a 2012 BMW motorcycle was driving alongside another motorcycle, while both were driving recklessly.
The motorcycles were traveling eastbound on Roberts Road and were weaving in and out of traffic at a high rate of speed, Covelli said, adding that the two were illegally passing other vehicles traveling eastbound.
As the riders continued eastbound, the driver of the BMW motorcycle went into the westbound lanes to pass a group of motorcycles that were also traveling eastbound.
When the motorcyclist returned to the eastbound lanes, he struck the rear of an eastbound Chevrolet Silverado, driven by a 47-year-old Wauconda man, Covelli said.
The operator of the BMW motorcycle, a 41-year-old Lake Zurich man, was thrown from the motorcycle. He was not wearing a helmet.
The man suffered critical injuries, including a fractured neck and severe head injuries, Covelli said.
Paramedics transported him to an area hospital where he remains in critical condition. The driver of the Chevrolet was uninjured.
Covelli said the driver of the other motorcycle, who was traveling with the driver of the BMW motorcycle, did not stop at the crash scene.
The investigation remains ongoing by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Technical Crash Investigations Team.