Shorewood Woman's Crash Death Prompts Criminal Charges

Shorewood IL

28 January, 2022

1:54 AM

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SHOREWOOD, IL —A 21-year-old Joliet man faces two felony charges in connection with the June 4, 2020, death of Shorewood pedestrian Joni Hilger. The 66-year-old woman was killed while she was hit by a car along Black Road. On Thursday, Christian Rodriguez was charged in Will County with aggravated use of an electronic communication device and reckless driving. The grand jury indictment resulted following a lengthy investigation by the Shorewood Police Department. The Shorewood woman was killed when she was hit by a vehicle on eastbound Black Road west of Edgebrook Drive. Hilger, who lived nearby, was pronounced dead at 1 p.m., the Will County Coroner's Office said. Shorewood police, Joliet police and the Will County Sheriff's office were on the scene investigating the crash and taking measurement. Rodriguez lives in the 100 block of Joliet's Catherine Street. He was 19 years old at the time of the traffic fatality on Black Road. Bail has been set at $50,000 and Rodriguez has not been taken into police custody as of Thursday morning.