Motorcycle Crash Injures Rockford Man in Jo Daviess County

Authorities say a motorcyclist was airlifted following a crash in Jo Daviess County Saturday. 51 year old Chad Renton of Rockford was airlifted to Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, for treatment of his injuries. According to the Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Department, Renton was traveling west on West Council Hill Road west of North Jewell Lane in rural Scales Mound at 10:55 a.m. Saturday when he lost control of the motorcycle on a curve. The motorcycle crashed on its side and skidded off the roadway. Authorities are investigating the crash.