Troy Erving, 10, dies from injuries after being struck by hit-and-run driver while riding bicycle on Northwest Glen Oak Avenue in Peoria, Illinois

Modified Date:

Mon, 02/07/2022 - 3:39pm

Accident Date:

Friday, November 12, 2021

Peoria boy dies days after being hit while riding bike

Troy Erving died Friday morning after being declared brain dead, said Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. Multiple tests over the preceding 24 hours had showed no brain activity in the Peoria youth, who was struck and injured Tuesday night.

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Autopsy results on a reported hit-and-run victim in Peoria last week show a brain injury was part of the cause of his death.

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Harwood said the case was being investigated as a homicide, making it the city's 31st of the year. That legal determination by Harwood in listing the manner of death as homicide means he believes the boy died as a result of another person's actions.

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Type: Bicycle Accident

Topics:

Hit and Run, Child/Minors Involved

People Involved:

Troy Erving

Roadway:

Northwest Glen Oak Avenue

City:

Peoria, IL

County:

Peoria County, IL

Area:

Peoria-Bloomington, IL