DeKalb Co. Sheriff's deputy killed in crash remembered as beloved mom
Deputy Christina Musil was killed in a crash when a large truck struck her squad car on Illinois Route 23, about 60 miles west of Chicago. She was 35 years old.
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Deputy Christina Musil was killed in a crash when a large truck struck her squad car on Illinois Route 23, about 60 miles west of Chicago. She was 35 years old.
Nathan Sweeney, 44, of DeKalb, was charged with reckless homicide and driving under the influence in the crash that killed Deputy Christina Musil, 35.
Nathan Sweeney, 44, of DeKalb was charged with reckless homicide and driving under the influence in the crash that killed Deputy Christina Musil, 35.
There will also be a walk-through for law enforcement at 12:45 followed by the funeral at 1:30.
Thirty-five-year-old Christina Musil was parked on a shoulder along Route 23 in Waterman last Thursday night when a large commercial truck ran off the road in rear-ended her squad car.
CBS 2's Sara Machi reports people who stopped by said the makeshift memorial can show the family of Christina Musil -- and her department -- how much they support her.
The deputy was sitting inside their Ford Explorer on the shoulder of Illinois Route 23, when a large commercial truck left the road and rear-ended the squad car.
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An airplane with two people on board crashed in a field in Cortland, Illinois, near DeKalb on Thursday.
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