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Zaydin J. Dudra

Age : 20

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 04/08/2021

Location : Illinois 48 near East 1550 North Road

City : Taylorville

County : Christian

State : Illinois

Agency : United States Capitol Police

Officer(s) :Robert Hodson

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by off-duty police vehicle crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 04/08/2021, 20 year old Zaydin J. Dudra was killed in a head-on crash on Illinois Route 48 near East 1550 North Road outside Taylorville. Dudra was a passenger in a vehicle traveling on the highway when an off-duty United States Capitol Police investigator crossed the center line and struck the vehicle head on. Dudra suffered fatal injuries and died as a result of the collision. The off-duty officer was arrested. Reporting states the off-duty Capitol Police investigator was under the influence of alcohol and later pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI. In August 2023, a Christian County judge sentenced Hodson to 18 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, to be served at 85%, followed by 18 months of mandatory supervised release. He began serving that sentence immediately and is eligible for release around 2038.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://news.yahoo.com/former-capitol-police-investigator-pleads-134441663.html
https://taylorvilledailynews.com/local-news/692129
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/04/13/victims-thursdays-crash-taylorville-illinois-remembered/7190074002/