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Lockport Man Killed in Motorcycle vs. Car Crash

A 16-year-old Orland Park boy escaped injury in the Aug. 3 collision at 163rd Street and Fieldstone Place, Sun-Times Media reports.

A 34-year-old Lockport man was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a westbound car that turned in front of him on Aug. 3 at 163rd Street and Fieldstone Place.

Stephen Reifeiss, Lockport, was not wearing a helmet when his eastbound 2010 Harley Davidson struck a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta in the early afternoon Saturday. Reifeiss' motorcycle reportedly struck the passenger side of the car, the Sun-Times Media reports. Police have not revealed the teen's identity.       

The Will County Coroner's Office reported that Reifeiss was pronounced dead at 2:04 p.m. at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.  

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Lockport police officers are investigating the accident.   

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