PEORIA, Ill. – A man has been given the maximum sentence in a deadly hit-and-run in South Peoria two years ago.

The Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office says 41-year-old John Timothy Jr. was sentenced on Friday to 15 years for the August 2023 crash at Howett and South Western. The crash killed 28-year-old Akeem Alexander.

Alexander was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by Timothy’s Land Rover. Police found Alexander lying face down in the road near a bicycle, but the Land Rover was gone.

Police later found the vehicle with heavy front-end damage on Antoinette, with surveillance footage showing Timothy running a red light at a high rate of speed before striking Alexander.

At the sentencing hearing on Friday, Alexander’s brother told the court the impact caused Akeem to

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