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Belleville man killed in motorcycle crash

The crash victim was a 34-year-old Belleville man.
The crash victim was a 34-year-old Belleville man.

A Belleville man lost his life over the weekend in a motorcycle crash.

Brett Cankar, 34, was riding on Illinois 100 near Dabbs Road in Jersey County Saturday evening when he ran off the roadway and struck a guardrail, according to police reports.

GUEST BOOK: Brett Cankar

Other details about the crash were not immediately available. The accident caused the roadway to be closed while a reconstruction team investigated. The case remains under investigation.

Cankar died at the scene, authorities said.

This story was originally published June 13, 2016 at 6:56 AM with the headline "Belleville man killed in motorcycle crash."

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