Overview

• Illinois State Police continue examining what caused Friday night’s rear-end crash on northbound Route 394 near Dyer Road in Glenwood
• The collision occurred around 9:50 p.m. when one motorcycle struck another from behind, killing the lead rider at the scene and the second rider later at a hospital
• The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified one victim as 24-year-old Sarah Gudeman
• The highway was shut overnight for evidence collection and reopened around 3 a.m. Saturday
• Authorities have not yet determined factors that led to the impact and the second rider’s identity remains unconfirmed