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The Brief
Tragic Hit-and-Run: Katie Braham, 20, of Glenview, and her friend Chloe
Polzin, 21, of Deerfield, were killed in Urbana after a suspected drunk
driver struck their car at a stoplight and fled the scene.
Suspect Arrested: Julio Cucul Bol, a 29-year-old undocumented Guatemalan
man, was arrested by U.S. Marshals on a bus in Texas days after the crash
while attempting to flee to Mexico.
Family Seeks Justice: KatieÆs family is urging the public to assist Urbana police with information on the suspectÆs actions the night of the crash
and calling for stricter immigration vetting policies.
ILLINOIS - A Glenview couple is seeking justice after their 20-year-old daughter and her friend were killed in a hit-and-run crash in Urbana,
allegedly caused by an undocumented Guatemalan man who fled the scene.

What we know:
Katie Braham, a junior at Ohio University, was visiting friends at the University of Illinois last weekend when the car she and her friends were traveling in was suddenly hit.

"They were at a stoplight and there was someone who was driving drunk who
hit them from behind at full force. And following the accident, he fled on foot," said Katie's father, Joe Abraham.

Katie died at the scene, and her friend, Chloe Polzin, 21, of Deerfield,
died the following day.

U.S. Marshals arrested Julio Cucul Bol, a Guatemalan national using an
alias, on a bus in Texas headed for the Mexican border just days after the crash.

https://images.foxtv.com/static.fox32chicago.com/www.fox32chicago.com/cont ent/uploads/2025/01/932/524/thumbnail_image002.jpg?ve=1&tl=1
Pictured is Julio Cucul Bol of Guatemala.

What they're saying:
KatieÆs family said they feel relief knowing the suspect has been
apprehended.

"We were very concerned when we found out he wasn't from here. We were
afraid he was going to flee. So knowing that they caught him and we have a chance to get justice for Katie, that was great because that's all we
want. We want justice for Katie. We want this man to have the maximum
sentence possible for all the pain he's caused our family," said Michelle, Katie's stepmother.

KatieÆs father and stepmother said they are speaking out because they
believe the U.S. needs to improve how it monitors immigration.

"I don't want to get too political because that's not going to bring Katie back, but certainly, I would like to see more vetting," said Joe. "He was drinking. He was driving, butà is that who we want when we're thinking
about immigration?"

What's next:
The family is asking the public for help in providing information about
the suspectÆs whereabouts on the night of the crash to help Urbana police
build their case.

Katie's body is back home in the Chicago area. Her funeral services are
still being planned.

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/glenview-family-seeks-justice-after- migrant-suspect-kills-daughter-friend-urbana

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