A 29-year-old man who was involved in a motorcycle crash Saturday in northwest suburban Des Plaines has died.
Samsen P. Samuel of Des Plaines was driving a motorcycle east on Ballard Road near Western Avenue about 2:05 p.m. Aug. 19, according to the Cook County sheriff’s office. Samuel was reportedly weaving in and out of traffic and riding the shoulder of Ballard Road before he collided with a Honda Pilot turning left in the westbound lane.
The motorcycle continued for about 50 feet before striking a metal barrier, the sheriff’s office said. Samuel fell from the motorcycle and into a ditch.
Samuel was taken to Lutheran General Hospital, where he died at 2:04 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
An autopsy Thursday found Samuel died of multiple blunt force injuries to the head and neck from the crash, the medical examiner’s office said. His death was ruled an accident.
