Investigation continues into deadly Lake County crash that left a motorcyclist dead

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(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — In north suburban Beach Park, an investigation continues into a deadly traffic crash that happened late Friday night.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office said deputies responding to Green Bay Road and Chaplin Street found a 56-year-old man who had been riding a motorcycle dead.

Preliminary investigation shows the motorcycle was heading south on Green Bay Road at what witnesses said was an excessively high speed when it struck a car turning from northbound Green Bay Road to westbound Chaplin Street.

The driver of the car and a female passenger were not hurt.

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