Motorcyclist dies after
hitting truck at red light
A South Jacksonville man died Saturday night after his motorcycle struck the back of a pickup truck that was stopped at a red light.
James Hembrough, 31, of South Jacksonville was going west on West Morton Avenue about 11 p.m. when he hit the back of a pickup truck being driven by Austin L. Andres, 19, of Bluffs while Andres was stopped for a light at South Church Street, according to a Jacksonville police report. Speed may have been a factor in the accident, according to the report.
Hembrough was pronounced dead at 11:47 p.m. Saturday at Passavant Area Hospital, according to Coroner Jeff Lair.
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Jacksonville Police
ACCIDENTS
• Gary R. Babcock, 74, of Jacksonville was cited on a charge of failure to yield at an intersection after his car and a vehicle being driven by Frances L. Brockhouse, 46, of Waverly collided about 3:20 p.m. Sunday at East Independence Avenue and Main Street.
OTHER REPORTS
• A Jacksonville resident told police about 11:45 a.m. Sunday that someone pulled him off his bicycle at West Chambers and Fayette streets and demanded he empty his pockets. The person took the money and left.
Compiled by David C.L. Bauer
