Sergeant Hollis Weller Killed in Beecher Car Crash on Illinois 1 at Eagle Lake Road

Weller was a 20-year veteran of the department and was promoted to Sergeant in July 2020.

Sergeant Hollis Weller
Sergeant Hollis Weller Killed in Beecher Car Crash on Illinois 1 at Eagle Lake Road

Beecher, IL. – An off-duty Joliet police officer was killed in a multi-vehicle collision near Beecher in Will County on Friday morning.

According to Illinois State Police, the accident happened around 11:45 a.m. near the intersection of Illinois Route 1 and Eagle Lake Road.

A pickup truck, a passenger vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle were involved in the collision.

Sergeant Hollis Weller, 47, was killed in the collision.

Weller was a 20-year veteran of the department and was promoted to Sergeant in July 2020.

More details about the accident were not released.

An investigation into the accident is ongoing.

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