Father Charged with Felony DUI After Crash Kills 4-Year-Old

Updated at 5:30 p.m. May 5:

Illinois State Police said a Romeoville man faces felony DUI charges in connection with an early morning crash that killed his son and injured his two other children on southbound I-55 south of I-355 in Bolingbrook.

• Child Killed , Three People Hurt in I-55 DUI Crash: State Police

Police initially held Shannard M.L. Dyer, 29, on charges of DUI and driving too fast for conditions after his 2012 Dodge Journey struck a concrete median wall, then rolled over, ejecting all three children from the back seat, according to police. The accident happened at around 2 a.m.

Four-year-old Taylor Dyer was pronounced dead on the scene of the crash at 3:40 a.m., according to the Will County Coroner.

The other two children, reported to be ages 2 and 7, were transported first to Advocate Good Samaritan and then taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge in critical condition.

Shannard Dyer was also taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, where he was listed in good condition on Sunday. 

On Monday afternoon, Shannard Dyer was charged in Will County with six counts of aggravated DUI — two counts for each child involved in the crash

Dyer was taken into custody after being released from the hospital, state police said. He was taken to the Will County jail. Dyer's bond was set at $750,000.