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Motorcycle Crash Leaves One Man Dead, Witt Woman Injured

A motorcyclist is dead, a passenger battling serious injuries after a one motorcycle wreck near Witt Sunday evening. It all unfolded on East 20th Road at North 15th Avenue just after 5 p.m. State Police responded to the scene. Early findings show a 2006 Blue Harley Davidson was southbound on East 20th approaching the intersection with North 15th. For unknown reasons, the motorcycle left the roadway to the right, reentered the roadway and traveled through the intersection. Then the motorcycle veered south into a farm field, overturned and ejected the motorcyclist and his passenger. The driver, a 65-year-old male from Forest Park, Illinois, was pronounced dead on the scene by the Montgomery County Coroner.  The passenger, a 50-year-old female from Witt, was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.  No further information is available. 

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