William L. Collier III was charged Wednesday in the incident that took the life of 4-year-old William Collier on March 31, 2021. It was not immediately clear if the two were related.
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Illinois State Police said about 10:10 a.m. on March 31, two Illinois Department of Transportation help trucks were stopped on northbound Interstate 94, or the Bishop Ford, at 159th Street in South Holland, helping another vehicle.
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A white SUV struck the back of one of the IDOT trucks, causing the SUV to become fully engulfed in flames, police said.
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The boy died on the scene, and Collier was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A 59-year-old Schaumburg man who had been in the IDOT truck was also injured in the incident.
On Thursday, Collier had his bond set at $100,000.