Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Motorcyclist From Route 31 Crash Still In Critical Condition Late Sat. Night, Other Driver Not In Hospital

Motorcycle rider Daniel Donaldson, 31, was airlifted to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove following a crash late Friday night.

Editor's note: This story was updated Saturday evening to indicate that Daniel Donaldson's condition was still critical from Saturday morning.

A 31-year-old motorcycle driver is still receiving care for serious injuries after a two-vehicle crash in North Aurora on Friday.

Daniel Donaldson of Bolingbrook was listed in critical condition at 9:45 p.m. Saturday at , according to a hospital spokesperson.

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Donaldson and the other driver in the crash, 61-year-old Jerry Butler of Justice, IL, were initially transported to Provena Mercy Medical Center in Aurora following a crash at the I-88 entrance off of Route 31 in North Aurora.

Butler was not listed in the Provena hospital system Saturday afternoon, according to a hospital spokesperson. Butler at one point was still at Provena Mercy early Saturday in an unknown condition, according to a North Aurora Police Department press release issued at about 3:30 a.m. this morning.

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North Aurora police officers responded to the crash at 11:45 p.m. Friday, according to a press release. Butler was driving northbound in a pickup truck on Route 31 and Donaldson was driving southbound on 31 on a motorcycle.

Butler was turning left onto the I-88 entrance ramp when Donaldson struck the passenger side of the truck, according to early investigation findings.

The Route 31 and I-88 ramp intersection was closed for about 3.5 hours following the crash. The area became fully open to traffic at about 3:30 a.m. this morning, according to an advisory message issued by the North Aurora Police Department.

Butler was charged with a traffic violation—failure to yield while turning left, according to the press release.

This case remains under investigation. To read more about the crash, click .

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