Pastor gives update on survivors of the crash.
PEORIA Laetitia Bolodjwa and Jonathan Bomolo left Africa two years ago to come to Peoria, where the two were raising seven children, their pastor said.
Two months ago, a fire forced the family from their apartment, said Pastor Joe Hawkins of Oasis Church. On Sunday, a two-car accident in Peoria claimed the lives of two of the children while sending their mother and five siblings to a Peoria hospital. This family has suffered much hardship throughout this past year and are now finding themselves in the midst of the unthinkable, Hawkins said in a post for a church fundraiser to help with the family s expenses.
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Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the corpse as that of 43-year-old Jason Rutherford of Peoria.
A toxicology test was pending, but Harwood reiterated no foul play was suspected.
PEORIA, Ill. Peoria Police are investigating a body found just before 6:40 a.m. Sunday morning at the foot of Lorentz Ave.
Peoria Park Police told Peoria Police the body was found in a grassy area between the river and parking lot while conducting routine patrol duties.
A four-wheeler was seen several feet from the body, according to Public Information Officer Amy Dotson.
The body, an adult male, had obvious signs of trauma and was dead at the scene.