ASHLEY, Ill. — The Washington County Coroner pronounced a 30-year-old Ashley man dead last week after a car-motorcycle crash on Main Street.

According to Washington County Coroner Mark Styninger, around 4:03 p.m. Friday, Michael Pinkston was traveling west on Main Street in Ashley at a high rate of speed when he crossed over the railroad tracks and struck a white Honda sedan that was traveling east and turning north on West Railroad Street.

Pinkston was wearing a helmet but was declared dead at the scene. Both occupants of the car were injured and transported by ambulance to a local hospital.

That portion of Main Street was closed for several hours as the Illinois State Police Accident Reconstruction Unit investigated.

Coroner Styninger obtained samples for routine toxicology testing but ruled the cause of death was massive head trauma and the manner of death was determined to be accidental.

The crash continues to be investigated by the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and Coroner’s Office.

The Ashley Fire Department, Washington County Ambulance Service, Washington County Sheriff’s Department, and the Washington County Coroner’s Office all provided assistance at the scene.