Man Gets 50 Years In Oak Brook Road Rage Killing

OAK BROOK, IL – A former tow truck driver on Monday received a 50-year prison sentence in the fatal shooting of a Florida man in a 2017 road rage incident in Oak Brook, prosecutors announced.

Anthony Tillmon, 40, formerly of Lansing, pleaded guilty in May to one count of first-degree murder after a five-day bench trial.

On the afternoon of April 21, 2017, Tillmon and Florida semi-truck driver Eduardo Munoz, 43, were involved in a road rage incident, according to a news release from the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office. It was on Interstate 88, near the Interstate 294 interchange.

Tillmon pulled his car to the side of Munoz's truck, pointed a handgun and fired at Munoz three times as he was driving, prosecutors said. Tillmon then sped away.

After being shot, Munoz was able to pull his truck to the side of the road. He was found in the driver's seat and taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the release.

Four days after the killing, Tillmon turned himself in to the DuPage County Sheriff's Office. He has been in the county jail ever since on a $3 million bond.

“Anthony Tillmon, in a complete display of disregard for public safety, opened fire during rush hour on a crowded highway and murdered a man he had never met simply because he could not control his anger,” State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement. "Truck drivers have an extremely stressful job, and for someone to violently take the life of a man who was just trying to make an honest living is inexcusable. This senseless loss of life drastically changed the lives of Eduardo’s family and friends, who are now left with only their memories of Eduardo to see them through their days."

Tillmon will be required to serve all of his sentence before being eligible for parole, prosecutors said. He is set to receive credit for time served in the DuPage County Jail.

Tillmon will be in his mid-80s before he could receive parole.