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Chicago area motorcycle crash leaves driver dead, police say

By Alex Ortiz
Published  July 13, 2025 1:01pm CDT
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FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • A motorcyclist, identified as 40-year-old Eric Gardner of Sycamore, died in a crash early Sunday on Fabyan Parkway in Geneva.
    • Investigators say the motorcycle veered across traffic and struck an embankment; passing drivers discovered the crash around 6:37 a.m.
    • The cause of the crash is under investigation by Geneva police, the Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team, and the Coroner’s Office.

GENEVA, Ill. - A motorcycle crash in west suburban Geneva left the driver dead early Sunday morning.

What we know:

Passing motorists discovered the crash around 6:37 a.m. on Fabyan Parkway on Geneva’s far west side.

Investigators found the motorcycle was traveling west on Fabyan between Wenmoth and Kaneville roads and veered across the eastbound lanes of traffic. It hit an embankment on the south side of the road.

The driver was pronounced dead shortly before 7 a.m., according to Geneva police. 

On Monday, the Kane County Coroner's Office identified the deceased driver as 40-year-old Eric Gardner, of Sycamore. His official cause and manner of death and toxicology results are still pending.

The roadway was reopened to traffic after the crash.

Geneva police, the Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team, and the Kane County Coroner’s Office are investigating the crash.

The Source

  • The information in this story was provided by the Geneva Police Department and the Kane County Coroner's Office.

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