Fallen DeKalb County Sheriff's deputy honored with procession

Illinois police escort fallen DeKalb County Sheriff's deputy to funeral home

The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and area law enforcement held a procession Monday to escort fallen deputy Christina Musil to a funeral home in Sycamore.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ill. - An Illinois community is honoring a fallen DeKalb County Sheriff's deputy with a procession Monday.

Deputy Christina Musil, 35, was killed in a crash in Waterman, Illinois, late Thursday night.

According to the sheriff's office, the deputy was sitting inside a Ford Explorer squad car, parked on the right shoulder, when a single-unit Kenworth truck drove off the road and rear-ended the Ford. It is currently unknown why the truck veered off the roadway.

The incident occurred around 10:40 p.m. on Illinois Route 23, just south of Perry Road.

Musil was a five-year veteran of the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office.

The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office will escort Musil's body from the Coroner's Office to Butala's Funeral Home in Sycamore, Illinois.

The community is invited to line up along the route to show their support at noon.