Motorcyclist dead after McLean County crash

Posted on June 13, 2025
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ELLSWORTH, Ill. (WMBD) — A man is dead after a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning in McLean County.

Deputies with the McLean County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched at 7:32 a.m. to 2600 East County Road and 1500 North County Road to investigate a crash, said Sheriff Matt Lane. That’s in Blue Mound Township, near Ellsworth.

When they arrived on the scene, the deputies saw that a motorcycle and a sedan had collided.

The operator of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene. The sedan’s driver, who was a boy under 18, was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

This incident remains under investigation by the McLean County Sheriff’s and Coroner’s offices.

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