IL Man Brad LaFever ID’d As Victim In Fatal Monday Braidwood Motorcycle Crash

BRAIDWOOD, IL. (THECOUNT) — Bradley LaFever, of Braidwood, Illinois, has been identified as the victim in a fatal motorcycle crash in Braidwood on Monday, according to Tuesday reports.

“Brad” LaFever, 25, died in a motorcycle crash while traveling on Coal City Road near Strip Mine Road on Monday around 6 p.m.

According to reports, LaFever was operating a Kawasaki motorcycle on Coal City Road when the fatal crash occurred.

Braidwood’s Police Department and Will County Sheriff’s Department are leading the investigation, the coroner’s office said, reports Patch.

LaFever was pronounced dead at around 7 p.m.

No further details of the crash were provided by officials.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the young father:

According to social media, LaFever was a forklift operator at United States Cold Storage in Wilmington and a contractor at BNSF Railway Parsec. He graduated Reed-Custer High School.

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Geo quick facts: Braidwood is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States, approximately 53 miles southwest of Chicago and 18 miles south of Joliet. The population was 6,191 at the 2010 census. The Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station, a nuclear power plant currently owned by Exelon Corporation, is also located in the area – Wikipedia.