Lake Villa motorcyclist killed in crash near Libertyville

A 49-year-old Lake Villa man died Tuesday after he crashed his BMW motorcycle into a car near Libertyville, authorities said.

Witnesses told Lake County sheriff's investigators the motorcyclist was speeding and weaving in and out of traffic before the crash about 5 p.m. on Route 21 just south of Casey Road.

A 68-year-old woman driving a Hyundai SUV was turning left out of a dog park onto Route 21 when the motorcycle crashed into the vehicle, causing the motorcycle to careen into a curb and throwing its driver into a guardrail, investigators said.

The motorcyclist, identified as William Matthies, was taken in critical condition to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, where he later died. An autopsy Wednesday determined Matthies died from blunt-force injuries suffered in the crash, according to the Lake County coroner's office.

The driver of the Hyundai was uninjured. The crash remains under investigation.