PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria County Coroner is identifying the victim of Wednesday evening’s fatal accident involving a motorcycle.
Coroner Jamie Harwood says preliminary autopsy results on William Garrett, 40, of Mapleton, indicate multiple blunt force trauma injuries claimed his life.
Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says the accident happened on Lancaster Road when a sedan turning into a parking lot struck the motorcycle going westbound.
Harwood says resuscitation efforts and surgery on Garrett proved unsuccessful.
The driver, whom Watkins did not identify, was ticketed for making an improper left turn.
