Marion County Coroner Claude Howell has released the name of the 20-year-old Salem man killed in the motorcycle-SUV crash at Illinois Route 37 and Tonti Road north of Salem Tuesday night.
He’s Anthony Hanshew. Howell pronounced Hanshew dead on the scene. The coroner reports the cause of death will be blunt force trauma to the head.
Initial information indicates the motorcyclist was traveling northbound on Route 37 when it collided with an SUV traveling eastbound on Tonti Road. There is a stop sign for Tonti Road traffic at the intersection. The three occupants of the SUV were all transported to Salem Township Hospital via United Medical Response for treatment of apparent minor injuries. State Police have not released the names of those in the SUV.
Howell said Hanshew was thrown into a nearby field after impact. The front passenger side SUV tire was knocked off.
The Salem Fire Protection District assisted the victims at the scene. Kinmundy-Alma firemen provided lighting of the scene.
The crash was reported at 8:27 Tuesday night. Both Illinois Route 37 and Tonti Road were closed to traffic until after one Wednesday morning for cleanup and an Illinois State Police accident reconstructionist’s investigation.
