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An elderly Morris man died after losing control of his motorcycle when he possibly came in contact with a deer in Grundy County.
The single-vehicle crash occurred about 10:30 a.m. Monday on McArdle Road in an area that is west of Carbon Hill and northwest of Coal City.
Thomas Malone, 69, was traveling east on McArdle Road, about half a mile east of Jugtown Road, when he lost control of his motorcycle, according to a statement from Grundy County Coroner John Callahan’s Office.
“It appears a deer may have come in contact with the motorcycle, causing Mr. Malone to lose control of the motorcycle,” according to the coroner’s office.
Malone was pronounced dead at 10:55 a.m. on Monday.
The crash is under investigation by the coroner’s office and the Grundy County Sheriff Ken Briley’s Department.
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