ROCKFORD, IL — Two people were killed in a motorcycle crash about 9:15 p.m. July 10 in the 5800 block of Kishwaukee Street.
Matthew Folz, 45, and Shelley Cain, 58, both of Rockford, were killed in the crash, according to information from the Winnebago County Coroner’s Office.
Folz was riding the motorcycle and Cain was a passenger when Folz reportedly lost control, drove off the road and crashed. Emergency responders determined they were beyond saving at the scene and coroner personnel pronounced them dead soon afterward.
Autopsies indicated Folz was killed as a result of blunt force trauma to the head and chest in the crash. Cain was killed by blunt force trauma to the head and neck because of the crash, according to preliminary information from the coroner’s office.
This incident remains under investigation by the Winnebago County Coroner’s Office and the Rockford PoliceDepartment.
Jeff Kolkey writes about government, economic development and other issues for the Rockford Register Star. He can be reached via email at jkolkey@rrstar.com and on X @jeffkolkey.
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