Days after a woman suffered critical injuries in a traffic collision involving a motorcycle in West Creek Township, Illinois, the victim has died from her wounds, updated accident reports showed. The Lake County Coroner’s Office publicly announced on Sunday, June 14, that the woman died from injuries sustained in the motorcycle accident.
The incident leading to the fatality played out on the afternoon of Friday, June 5. Dana Plummer, a 49-year-old woman from Frankfort, was involved in the traffic collision, the Lake County Coroner said. Emergency responders transported her to Franciscan Health Hospital in Crown Point with unspecified injuries.
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An update on the incident confirmed that Plummer succumbed to her injuries over the weekend while receiving treatment at the healthcare facility. Medical personnel at the hospital pronounced her deceased at precisely 1:24 p.m.
The Lake County coroner listed the victim’s manner of death as an accident. Information about the nature of her injury and the cause of death was not immediately available. The accident reports did not indicate if any additional casualty resulted from the mishap.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
Motorcycle accidents often result from factors like speed, impairment by drugs or alcohol, distracted driving, faulty vehicle parts, or an unforeseen road hazard. These factors cause potentially dangerous accidents, and most times, result in serious injuries or death of the victims.
Therefore, it is important for commuters to adhere to traffic regulations and pay attention to their surroundings when using the highway.
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