NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
September 12, 2026
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – On September 11, 2026, at 8:33 p.m., City of Carbondale Police Officers responded to the 2200 block of West Main Street for a report of a traffic crash. Officers found that a motorcycle and a car had collided while both were traveling west in the 2200 block of West Main Street. The motorcyclist, Wayne A. Aydt, 59, of Johnston City, suffered life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash and was transported to the hospital, where he passed away. The Illinois State Police arrived to assist and conduct the traffic crash reconstruction. A Civic Alert was sent requesting motorists to avoid the area during the investigation. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the police department at the numbers listed below. The investigation remains active and ongoing.

Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the City of Carbondale Police Department at (618) 549-2121. You may also call the Carbondale/SIU Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (618) 549-COPS (2677) or the Murphysboro/Jackson County anonymous tip line at (618) 687-COPS (2677). Anonymous tips may also be made by selecting the “Crime Stoppers” tab on this website’s main page. Please help yourself and your county, its communities, and the university campus by using these numbers if you witness or have any information about a crime. Cash rewards for information that leads to an arrest are also made anonymously. Remember, crime doesn’t pay, but Crime Stoppers does! For more information about Crime Stoppers, please follow the QR Code.
 
The mission of the Carbondale Police Department is to work in partnership with our community to preserve life, protect human rights, protect property and improve quality of life by providing police service to all in a fair, sensitive, and professional manner.