A motorcyclist died one week after he was injured in a crash in southwest suburban Romeoville.
A gray Honda Accord and a red-and-white Honda motorcycle collided on Taylor Road at Westlake Parkway at 9:21 p.m. June 1, according to Romeoville police.
The cyclist, 28-year-old Jason Weller of Plainfield, was taken to Amita Health Adventist Medical Center in Bolingbrook, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He was transferred to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where he died at 8:27 a.m. June 8.
An autopsy found Weller died of blunt force injuries and his death was ruled an accident, according to the medical examiner’s office.
The driver of the Accord, a 17-year-old Plainfield resident, was cited for failing to yield during a left turn, police said.
The crash remains under investigation by the police Traffic Unit.
