On Saturday, March 16, 2024, shortly after 7:05 a.m., Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a single-vehicle motorcycle crash, on Dixon Avenue west of Stacie Lane. Sheriff’s Office members of the Crash Reconstruction Unit determined the motorcycle, operated by 46-year-old Shawn Keane of Dixon, IL, traveled eastbound on Dixon Avenue at a high rate of speed, left the roadway, and partially impacted a utility pole. Keane was pronounced dead on scene.
Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office and Whiteside County Corner’s Office were assisted on scene, by Illinois Conservation Police, Rock Falls Police Department, CGH EMS, Rock Falls Fire Department, and Slim N’ Hanks.