DECATUR, Illinois — A motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries after crashing into a center median early on Saturday, October 24, in Decatur, the Decatur Police Department said in a release reported by WCIA. Officers responded at approximately 2:46 a.m. to a motorcycle crash in the 2400 block of North Oakland Avenue.

Source: WCIA, Oct. 24, 2026

The department's release, also published in full by the Decatur Tribune, says a preliminary investigation shows the motorcycle was heading northbound on Oakland Avenue when, for an undetermined reason, it traveled into the southbound lanes and crashed into the center median. The motorcycle came to rest in the far west lane of southbound travel in the 2400 block of North Oakland Avenue.

Source: Decatur Tribune — Decatur Police Department release, Oct. 24, 2026

After the crash, the motorcyclist was taken to Decatur Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries and was eventually transported to Springfield, WCIA reported. Police have not released the rider's name or age.

The preliminary investigation further indicates that the motorcyclist had over the legal limit of alcohol in their system and was in possession of cocaine, police said. The rider was also not wearing a helmet.

The department's Fatal Accident Investigation Team was called to the scene, and the incident remains an active investigation. Police told WCIA that no additional information would be provided outside the press release at this time.