Illinois State Police responded to the crash at 10:35 am near Tunnel Hill. They found that 59-year-old Jackie D. Wharry of Zeigler was driving a Honda motorcycle eastbound with a passenger, 57-year-old Rebecca L. Wharry, on Tunnel Hill Road east of Bowman Bottoms Road in the "S" curves. Wharry lost control and struck an embankment.
Jackie Wharry was transported to Deaconess Hospital by AirEvac. Rebecca Wharry was transported to Heartland Regional Medical Center by Johnson County Ambulance.
Neither the driver nor the passenger were wearing helmets.