10-year-old Peoria boy dies days after being struck by pickup truck while riding his bike

A 10-year-old boy struck by a pickup truck while riding his bike Tuesday night in Peoria has died from his injuries, the Peoria County coroner said Friday afternoon.

Coroner Jamie Harwood said Troy Erving died at 8:15 a.m. Friday. He was declared brain dead after multiple tests done over the past 24 hours showed no brain activity.

Brain death is a medical and clinical determination made by doctors following multiple tests and is then confirmed by the coroner.

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Harwood said the case was being investigated as a homicide, making it the city's 31st of the year. That legal determination by Harwood in listing the manner of death as homicide means he believes the boy died as a result of another person's actions.

A Central Peoria woman is in custody and faces charges as a result of the crash.

Karrie L. Brunswig, 43, of the 1500 block of Broadway Avenue appeared Thursday in Peoria County Circuit Court on charges of leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and driving on a suspended license. Her bond was set at $1 million.

In a statement Friday, assistant state's attorney Jason Ramos said the case "remains under investigation and more charges could be filed at later date."

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Court records allege that Brunswig was driving a 2001 Dodge pickup when she struck the boy and drove off Tuesday evening on the city's East Bluff. Her truck was found outside her apartment the following day. A passenger in the vehicle told police Brunswig had used drugs and consumed alcohol in the hours before the crash, prosecutors have said.

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Troy Erving, 10, of Peoria dies of injuries from hit-and-run crash