PEORIA, Ill. – In the early morning hours of May 25th, Police responded to the 2300 block of W. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive of a male victim that appeared to be hit by a vehicle.
The victim was identified as 58-year old John Harvey of Peoria.
He was transported to a local hospital and later pronounced deceased.
The suspect vehicle was not on scene.
Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said witnesses report the vehicle as a sliver sedan and was last seen driving westbound W. Marin Luther King Jr. Drive.
On May 28th, police located the silver sedan that matched the description from the incident.
According to Dotson, during the investigation, evidence from the vehicle lead police to a suspect.
On May 29th, police arrested 31-year old Damon J.M. Burns.
Burns was taken into custody without incident in the 1100 block of N. Underhill.
He was taken to the Peoria County Jail and booked on charges of Leaving the Scene of an Accident Injury/Death and Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle.
