John M. McGrath
John M. McGrath
Age 38    Sycamore, IL    September 27 2012
Comments: 1

Source: A bicyclist was struck and killed Thursday morning in the 16000 block of Mount Hunger Road in rural Sycamore. DeKalb County Sheriff’s officials said John M. McGrath, 38, of Sycamore, was riding his bicycle westbound on Mount Hunger Road to work at a Sycamore business when he was struck by an eastbound vehicle driven by Kerry B. Cook, 50, of Sycamore. The accident occurred before sunrise, about 6:30 a.m., when Cook reportedly crossed the centerline to pass another eastbound vehicle and struck McGrath, a police report said. McGrath’s bicycle had reflectors but no lights. McGrath was pronounced dead at the scene. Cook, who was not injured, was cited for improper overtaking on the left.

Collision Data

Crash time: between 6 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.

Closest Intersection:

Land use: Rural

Road type: Rural Arterial

Where on the road the collision happened: Road

Collision type: Head on

Driver Data

Vehicle type: Unknown

If truck: Unknown

At crash time driver was: Failure to Yield

Sources

Source: News Report
Type: Blog
Pos/Neg: Neutral
Link if Website: http://www.rrstar.com/updates/x1238770176/Sycamore-bicyclist-killed-after-hit-by-vehicle

Legal Status

There is no information on legal status at this point.

Comments:

  • Toni McNanna October 09 2012

    I just want to say my cousin John was a good man good father and a wonderful caring family member. My heart goes out to his children and may he rest in peace. I love you and miss you John.

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