Luke Akerman Motorcycle Accident: Momence man hospitalized after Wednesday crash on East Court Street
Jessica Hardy
Updated on March 23, 2026
Luke Akerman Motorcycle Accident: Momence man hospitalized after Wednesday crash on East Court Street.
A motorcycle driver was transported to a hospital in Chicago following a collision on Wednesday. The collision occurred when the motorcycle collided with the rear of a semi-tractor-trailer at the interchange of East Court Street and Interstate 57 Exit 312.
According to Kankakee Police Chief Chris Kidwell, the victim, identified as a 31-year-old man from Momence, is reported to be in stable condition as of Thursday afternoon.
Luke Akerman remains in the hospital in stable condition. He has a very long road of recovery ahead of him.
Location Guide
Kankakee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 107,502. Its county seat is Kankakee. Kankakee County comprises the Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Starting in the 1770s, if not earlier, the area that is now Kankakee County was largely populated by the Pottawatami.
French Canadian Settlers came to Kankakee County in 1834, after the federal government signed the Treaty of Camp Tippecanoe in 1832. They were soon joined by migrants from New York and Vermont, mostly locating in Momence, Illinois. In the 1840s, most of the migrants were French Canadians, and they settled in such places as Bourbonnais.
