Edgar Co. motorcycle crash claims lives of Indiana couple

EDGAR COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — A couple from Indiana were killed on Saturday when their motorcycle collided with an SUV in Edgar County.

Coroner Scott Barrett announced the deaths in a post on his office’s Facebook page. The crash happened at 3 p.m. on Illinois Route 133, two miles west of the Village of Redmon.

Officials from the Illinois State Police said that a westbound SUV crossed into oncoming traffic to pass another vehicle and was put on a collision course with an eastbound motorcycle. Barrett added that the motorcycle driver tried to avoid the head-on collision by getting onto the road’s shoulder, but the motorcycle and SUV collided nonetheless.

Barrett said the driver of the motorcycle died instantly while his passenger was treated on the scene by paramedics, but she was unable to be resuscitated. Both were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash; the driver of the SUV was taken to an area hospital.

Barrett identified the deceased motorcyclists as Kenneth and Devona Ming, 50 and 54, respectively, of Farmersburg, Ind.

The Mings’ daughter Lauren spoke with WCIA’s sister station WTWO in Terre Haute, Ind. She said her father was a longtime paramedic in Sullivan County, Ind. and that her mother loved her family dearly. Lauren added that her parents loved riding their motorcycle together.

The Mings’ family and friends have set up a fundraiser to support the family and pay for funeral expenses. That fundraiser can be found here .

Official causes of death for the Mings are pending autopsy examinations that will be performed on Monday. The motorcycle crash remains under investigation by the Illinois State Police, Edgar County Sheriff’s Office and the Edgar County Coroner.

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