Illinois
Migrant suspect in fatal Illinois hit-and-run caught 800 miles away, heading to Mexico: officials
ILLINOIS – A suspect involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Urbana has been arrested in Texas after fleeing the scene and using a false identity, authorities said.
Arrest Made in Fatal Hit-and-Run
Crash Details :
The crash occurred at 1:55 a.m. Jan. 19 at the intersection of University Avenue and Coler Avenue.
A Honda Civic was traveling eastbound on University and stopped at Coler for a red light when a Mitsubishi SUV, heading in the same direction at a high speed, struck the Civic. The collision caused severe damage to both vehicles and multiple injuries, according to Urbana police.
Five people were in the Civic at the time of the crash, and all were transported to the hospital.
Two were released, while two others remain hospitalized, one with serious injuries. The fifth victim, a 20-year-old woman, died at the hospital, according to police.
Family members of the deceased 20-year-old woman identified her as Katie Abraham.
The SUV driver fled on foot, heading south on Coler, and was not initially located by officers.
Driver Arrested in Texas:
Urbana police obtained a new arrest warrant on Jan. 23 for the SUV driver.
Authorities identified the driver as 29-year-old Julio Cucul Bol, of Guatemala, who had previously used the alias Juan JaHaziel Saenz-Suarez and falsified Mexican paperwork.
Pictured is Julio Cucul Bol, of Guatemala.
Bol was located in Milford, Texas, by the U.S. Marshals Service while riding an El Expreso bus heading for Matamoros, Mexico, according to a report from FOX News. Milford is located about an hour south of Dallas.
Bol was taken to the Dallas County Jail to await extradition. The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed he had been previously deported from the U.S.
Multiple Charges :
Bol is now facing multiple charges in connection with the deadly crash, which include:
- Leaving the scene of a personal injury crash resulting in death (2 counts)
- Aggravated driving under the influence resulting in death
- Reckless homicide (2 counts)
Further details on the case haven’t been released.
We’ll bring more updates to this story as they become available.
CENTRALIA, Ill. – An investigation is underway after multiple people were shot Sunday in Centralia, Illinois, according to a report from WFCN News in southern Illinois.
FOX 2 has confirmed the Illinois State Police is investigating a shooting and taking over the investigation, but ISP could not confirm many further details as of 9 p.m. Sunday.
“The investigation is in its infancy and to protect the integrity of the investigation, no additional details will be released at this time,” ISP said in a statement to FOX 2.
According to WFCN News, the shooting happened around 5 p.m. near the 900 block of East Kell Street in Centralia. Multiple law enforcement agencies have since responded to scene and multiple victims are hospitalized, according to the report.
It’s unclear how many people may have been injured and what led up to the shooting.
Centralia, Illinois is about 70 miles, or just over an hour, east of St. Louis.
This is a developing story. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.
The National Weather Service has teams of storm surveryors in the field April 18 investigating several reports of severe storms and tornado touch downs across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and northeast Missouri.
According to the weather service’s website, windgusts of up to 60 to 70 mph along with teacup-sized hail and several tornadoes were reported April 17.
Many homes and outbuildings were damaged, trees were uprooted and power lines were downed in Lena, Illinois, where the most significant damage occurred, the site pointed out.
Very strong winds also were reported near Washington, Iowa, and Colmar, Illinois, where several outbuildings and grain bins were destroyed.
The weather service received reports of confirmed and possible tornadoes in the areas of Lena, Pecatonica, Shirland, Rockton, Roscoe and Capron.
The teams will be assessing damage this weekend into next week along with county emergency management teams to determine what types of storms occurred and their paths.
Dozens of power outages were reported, as well.
As of the afternoon of April 18, ComEd was reporting 85 active power outages across northern Illinois, down from 241 on April 17, and 6,751 customers affected, down from more than 18,000.
The bulk of those outages and the most customers impacted are concentrated in Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties.
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