Joliet Pd Sgt. Hollis Weller dies on Friday in the accident in Southeasters Will County, says the police, the police say

Joliet, Ill. (WLS) – The Joliet Police Department mourns the death of Sergeant Hollis Weller.

The police said SGT. The 47 -year -old Weller died on Friday in a car accident in Southeasters Will County. He was not free of service at the time of the crash.

SGT. Weller was a 20-year-old veteran of the Joliet Police Department. He was promoted to Sergeant in July 2020, the police said.

According to the police, he is survived by his wife and three children.

The police described him as a leader, mentor and friend for many.

“We ask the public respectfully to keep the family of SGT. Weller and the men and women of the Joliet Police Department in their thoughts and asked to keep an unimaginable loss during this time,” said a spokesman for Joliet PD.

The police did not publish the details of the fatal crash.