Young woman visiting friends at University of Illinois killed in Urbana hit-and-run crash | Katie Abraham

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January 26, 2025

GLENVIEW, Ill. – A young woman from the Northwest suburbs was one of two people killed in a hit-and-run crash in Urbana last week.

The woman’s family said she was in town visiting friends at the University of Illinois.

Katie Abraham, 20, had so much ahead of her.

“Katie was such a personality. She was so witty, so clever,” her father Joe Abraham said. “It’s like it’s not real. It’s devastating; it’s not anything you expect or prepare for" ...

Authorities said in the early hours of Sunday morning, Katie was one of two passengers killed in a crash. The vehicle she was in was rear-ended at full force while stopped at a traffic light.

“Our understanding is he was an illegal immigrant and, as Joe mentioned, he fled on foot after the accident,” Michelle said.

U.S. Marshals tracked down the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Julio Cucul Bol, a citizen of Guatemala in Texas. They said he was making his way to the southern border.