Crime & Safety

Motorcyclist Killed in Lockport Crash

The Will County Coroner's Office reported that a man riding a motorcycle was pronounced dead Saturday at Silver Cross Hospital.


A motorcyclist was killed when he crashed in a tree in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

The Will County Coroner's Office reported that James Dahms was driving his motorcycle in the 14000 block of Victoria Crossing, near Division Street, when he went off the road and struck a tree.

No further information about Dahms was available. However, the coroner said he was pronounced dead at 3:34 a.m. Oct. 5 at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox. An autopsy was scheduled for the same day.

The Lockport Police Department is investigating the accident. 


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