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Police: Motorcyclist dies in two-vehicle crash on North Illinois Avenue

Posted at 10:58 pm January 31, 2016
By John Huotari 7 Comments

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Authorities said a motorcyclist died in a collision with a car on North Illinois Avenue at the western entrance to the Kroger shopping center at about 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. Above, the Oak Ridge Police Department and Clinton Police Department reconstruct the crash. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 11:23 p.m.

A motorcyclist died in a collision with a car on North Illinois Avenue on Sunday evening, authorities said.

The collision between a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle and Cadillac STS four-door sedan was reported at about 6 p.m. Sunday, Oak Ridge Police Department Deputy Chief Robin Smith said.

Smith said he didn’t immediately have details on whether the driver of the car was injured.

The crash occurred on North Illinois Avenue between Oak Ridge Turnpike and Ivanhoe Road, at the western entrance to Westcott Center, the Kroger shopping center.

The southbound and northbound lanes of North Illinois Avenue were closed as police investigated.

The motorcycle was on its side in a northbound lane but angled southeast. The car was angled southwest, with its front end in a southbound lane, and the back half in a turn lane.

The car had significant damage to the driver’s side door.

The cause of the crash wasn’t immediately available.

Besides the ORPD, the Oak Ridge Fire Department and Clinton Police Department also responded. The CPD helped with crash reconstruction.

The car and the motorcycle were both towed away at about 9:20 p.m. The road was still closed at that time.

Smith said the ORPD could have more information, including the identities of those involved, on Monday morning.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

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The fatal two-vehicle crash occurred on North Illinois Avenue at the western entrance to Westcott Center, the Kroger shopping center, at about 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

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The Clinton Police Department sent its crash reconstruction equipment to help investigate the fatal two-vehicle crash on North Illinois Avenue on Sunday evening, Jan. 31, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

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Oak Ridge Police Department Lt. John Kelly, left, and Clinton Police Department Officer Max Smith reconstruct a fatal car-motorcycle crash on North Illinois Avenue at the western entrance to Kroger on Sunday evening, Jan. 31, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

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Investigators used the Oak Ridge Fire Department’s tower truck to help investigate the fatal two-vehicle crash on North Illinois Avenue on Sunday evening, Jan. 31, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

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The Oak Ridge Police Department investigates a fatal two-vehicle crash involving a Cadillac STS four-door sedan and Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle on North Illinois Avenue at the western entrance to the Westcott Center, the Kroger shopping center, on Sunday evening, Jan. 31, 2016. Pictured above from left are ORPD Lt. John Kelly, Detective John Criswell, and Officer Matt Johnston. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

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Oak Ridge Police Department Lt. John Kelly, left, and Clinton Police Department Officer Max Smith reconstruct a fatal car-motorcycle crash on North Illinois Avenue at the western entrance to Kroger on Sunday evening, Jan. 31, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

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