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Motorcycle hits car in Davenport, killing Rock Island, IL, man

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August 27th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — One person was killed last night (Monday) in a car-motorcycle crash in Davenport. Police say a motorcycle was speeding as it approached an intersection just north of downtown Davenport. A car had stopped at a stop sign, then entered the intersection, into the motorcycle’s path. The motorcyclist tried to stop and lost control, sliding into the driver’s side of the car. The motorcyclist, from Rock Island, Illinois, was critically injured and died a short time later at Genesis East Hospital.

His name wasn’t released. The car’s driver wasn’t hurt.