A man died Saturday morning after he crashed while driving a motorcycle northbound on Sheridan Road, police said.

The man has been identified as Chicago resident Maxwell M. Cronk, 38, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said.

The accident occurred at about 7:40 a.m. near Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 301 Chicago Ave., Parrott said. Cronk was not wearing a helmet and “lost control at a high rate of speed,” Parrott wrote in an email to The Daily.

Cronk was pronounced dead after being transported to the hospital, Parrott said.

Sheridan Road was shut down in both directions between South Boulevard and the Chicago border and was still closed shortly after 11 a.m., Parrott said.

Evanston police and the regional Major Crash Assistance Team are investigating the incident.

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