20-year-old Rockford man fatally struck while walking on U.S. 20 early Sunday

CHERRY VALLEY, Ill. (WTVO) — Police in Boone County have identified a pedestrian who was hit and killed on U.S. 20 near Cherry Valley in the pre-dawn hours on Sunday.

According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday, October 11, around 2:28 a.m., the driver of a 2021 Jeep Cherokee was headed east on Route 20 when they struck the man, who was later identified as Deven Peterson, 20, of Rockford…

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