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Driver in fatal Urbana DUI crash arraigned on federal ID fraud charges

Bol pleaded guilty last month in state court to aggravated DUI causing death and leaving the scene of a fatal crash. Photo: Metro Services


URBANA, Ill. (Chambana Today) — The man convicted of killing two women in a high-speed drunk-driving crash in Urbana is now facing a separate federal case. Julio Cucul Bol, 29, appeared in federal court Tuesday for arraignment on allegations that he used multiple false identification documents both before and after the deadly collision.

Bol was indicted in May by a federal grand jury on four counts: making a false statement on a bank application, possessing a fake permanent resident card, possessing a false Social Security card, and false use of a passport. Prosecutors say Bol used the name Juan Jahaziel Saenz-Suarez to apply for a JPMorgan Chase account in November 2023, and that a fake green card, Social Security card, and bank statement bearing that name were found in the wreckage of his Mitsubishi Outlander after the crash on Jan. 19, 2025.

Authorities say Bol left The Axe Bar in downtown Champaign intoxicated that night and was driving 78 miles per hour when he rear-ended a Honda Civic stopped at University and Coler. The collision killed 21-year-old Chloe Polzin of Deerfield and 20-year-old Katherine Abraham of Glenview. Investigators say Bol fled the scene and was later tracked down by U.S. Marshals in Texas as he tried to leave the country. He eventually disclosed his real name and Guatemalan nationality.

Bol pleaded guilty last month in state court to aggravated DUI causing death and leaving the scene of a fatal crash. He is now serving a 30-year sentence at Stateville Correctional Center.

With the state case concluded, federal proceedings are moving forward. Bol pleaded not guilty Tuesday before Judge Colin Bruce. He faces up to 30 years in prison for the bank application charge and up to 10 years on each of the remaining counts. He is scheduled to return to court Jan. 3 for a status hearing, with a trial potentially beginning in February.

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