Police: Batavia crash victim believed dead is still alive

A little more than 12 hours after reporting that a woman had died from injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash Saturday, Batavia police announced Sunday that she is still alive, but in critical condition.

The woman was a passenger on a motorcycle that collided with another vehicle about 5:25 p.m. Saturday, in the 1200 block of Wind Energy Pass in Batavia, police said. The motorcycle's male driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The passenger was airlifted to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, where police initially stated she had succumbed to her injuries.

On Sunday, however, Batavia police issued a news release stating that information about her death was "given in error," and she instead remains alive at the hospital in critical condition.

Police were not identifying her or the motorcycle's driver.

The Kane County Sheriff's Office and Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team are investigating the crash.