Glenwood, IL – A fatal motorcycle crash in southern Cook County has claimed the life of a 22-year-old man from Crown Point, Indiana, authorities confirmed.
According to the Lake County (Indiana) Coroner’s Office, Justin Fasnacht was pronounced dead Friday night at 10:48 p.m. at Franciscan Health Munster after being transported from the crash site near the intersection of northbound Illinois Route 394 and Glenwood Dyer Road in Glenwood, Illinois.
Investigators from the Lake County MedicoLegal Death Investigation Team responded to the hospital around 10:54 p.m. Friday. Family members identified Fasnacht at the emergency room, where his death was confirmed by attending medical staff.
Preliminary findings from the coroner’s office list the cause of death as blunt force injuries related to a motorcycle accident. The preliminary manner of death is classified as accidental. Toxicology testing is pending, with a full forensic autopsy scheduled for Monday at the Lake County Forensic Science Center in Crown Point.
The accident occurred in Glenwood, a south suburban village in Cook County located approximately 25 miles from downtown Chicago. Local law enforcement agencies have not yet released additional details on the circumstances leading to the crash, and no other vehicles or individuals have been publicly identified in the ongoing investigation.
Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
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