Peoria Man Dead After Early Morning Accident
By: Lisa Miller
Updated: March 6, 2013
PEORIA - A Peoria man is dead after a car crash early Wednesday morning, just moments after he fled the scene of a traffic stop.
The Peoria County Coroner says 32 year old Christopher Williams died after the car he was driving crashed into a light pole at the intersection of Western and Howett on Peoria's South side.
A Peoria police officer found the car a little after 1:00 a.m.
Just minutes prior, a Peoria County Sheriff's Deputy tired to stop the car, but he kept driving.
The deputy stopped the pursuit.
The Peoria County Coroner says 32 year old Christopher Williams died after the car he was driving crashed into a light pole at the intersection of Western and Howett on Peoria's South side.
A Peoria police officer found the car a little after 1:00 a.m.
Just minutes prior, a Peoria County Sheriff's Deputy tired to stop the car, but he kept driving.
The deputy stopped the pursuit.
