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.
Coroner identifies two children who died in weekend Peoria car crash
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PEORIA (HOI) The two children who died in a weekend car crash in Peoria have been identified by the Peoria County Coroner.
Coroner Jamie Harwood says 14-year-old Bolodjawn Diego Bonkengo, a front-seat passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident at Charter Oak Road and Charter Oak Lane on Sunday afternoon. An autopsy shows Bonkengo suffered multiple blunt force chest and abdominal injuries and died instantly. It is a tragedy, Harwood said. I just, I m thinking about everyone today, with the trauma and grief that they are going through.
Children who died in weekend Peoria car crash identified by coroner
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PEORIA (WEEK) The two children who died in a weekend car crash in Peoria have been identified by the Peoria County Coroner.
Coroner Jamie Harwood says 14-year-old Bolodjawn Diego Bonkengo, a front-seat passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident at Charter Oak Road and Charter Oak Lane on Sunday afternoon. An autopsy shows Bonkengo suffered multiple blunt force chest and abdominal injuries and died instantly. It is a tragedy, Harwood said. I just, I m thinking about everyone today, with the trauma and grief that they are going through.
PEORIA Authorities have identified the two children killed in a two-vehicle wreck Sunday.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood identified them as 1-year-old Owens Bomolo and 14-year-old Bolodjawn Diego Bonkengo, both of Peoria.
Both died of blunt-force trauma and suffered injuries that were not compatible with life, Harwood said. Neither appeared to have been restrained by either a seat belt or a car seat, the coroner said.
The 14-year-old was in the front seat, Harwood said, while the baby was in the back seat, apparently held by someone. When asked if seat belts or a car seat would have saved their lives, Harwood said he wasn t sure, given the severity of the damage to the vehicles.
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The names of the deceased have been identified.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said the 14-year-old’s name was Bolodjawn Diego Bonkengo, and the 1-year-old’s was Owens Bomolo.
PEORIA, Ill. An infant and a teenager were both killed Sunday afternoon in a two-car crash.
Peoria County Sheriff’s Deputies and Peoria Police responded just after 2:00 to the intersection of Charter Oak Rd. and Charter Oak Ln. on reports of a serious accident.
Crews from Peoria and Dunlap Fire Departments and AMT also rushed to the scene for medical purposes.
Upon arrival, authorities found out through eyewitness reports a Toyota Sedan carrying eight people crossed the center line and struck a Lexus SUV with one occupant.