A motorcyclist died in a one-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Hudson, according to a joint statement from McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder and McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage.
Authorities said the crash happened at 24032 Ron Smith Memorial Highway. The motorcyclist, a 72-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 3:40 p.m.
The victim was identified as Warren Welch of Normal. Welch died of injuries to his brain and spine, according to the news release from Yoder and Sandage. They said the motorcycle Welch was driving left the road and struck trees.
The McLean County Sheriff’s Office, Hudson police and fire and the Normal Fire Department were on the scene when the coroner’s office received notification of the death, according to Yoder.
The incident remains under investigation by the coroner’s office and the sheriff’s department.
