Man Guilty In Oak Brook Road Rage Killing: Authorities

OAK BROOK, IL – A man was found guilty Wednesday in the road rage killing of another driver in 2017 on an expressway in Oak Brook, prosecutors said.

Anthony Tillmon, 39, formerly of Lansing, was convicted of first-degree murder by a judge after a five-day trial in DuPage County Court. He faces a prison sentence of 45 years to life.

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 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.

"There is no excuse whatsoever for Mr. Tillmon’s violent actions," State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in the release. "Because of his complete disregard for human life, including Mr. Munoz’s and the entire motoring public’s, he now finds himself facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life behind bars.

"The miracle of this entire tragic situation is that somehow, after being shot multiple times, Mr. Munoz managed to safely get his truck to the shoulder of the road, possibly saving countless lives," Berlin said.

Four days after the killing, Tillmon turned himself into the DuPage County Sheriff's Office. He has been in the county jail ever since.