Urbana fatal hit-and-run goes to grand jury
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URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — A man accused of killing two women in a fatal Urbana hit-and-run was back in court after a grand jury reviewed his case.

29-year-old Julio Bol appeared on Zoom this Friday wearing an orange jumpsuit. After reviewing Bol’s case, a grand jury indicted him on all counts, meaning they found probable cause that he committed the crimes he’s accused of.

He is accused of killing 20-year-old Katie Abraham and 21-year-old Chloe Polzin after rear-ending their car at an Urbana intersection back in January.

Champaign County State’s Attorney Julia Rietz said he ran from the scene until he was arrested three days later on a bus headed to Mexico. Bol, a citizen of Guatemala, initially gave authorities an alias and falsified Mexican documents before they learned his true identity.

Last month, Bol was arraigned on several felony charges, including reckless homicide with a motor vehicle. He was denied pretrial release then and has remained in custody ever since. If convicted, he could spend more than 20 years in prison.

Along with Abraham and Polzin, three other people were in the car that Bol is accused of crashing into. They were in the courtroom Friday and said they plan to be at every one of Bol’s court appearances going forward.

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