(WBBM NEWSRADIO) --The father of a young Will County girl who was slain in 2004 is dead following a head-on car crash in Arkansas, years after being accused and cleared in the case.
Kevin Fox was charged with killing his 3-year-old daughter, Riley, in 2004 and cleared by DNA evidence in 2005. Fox later sued Will County officials for wrongful arrest and was awarded $15.5 million.
Scott Eby, 51 is serving a life sentence for the murder of Riley.
Fox’s former attorney, Kathleen Zellner, posted on Twitter about the crash, calling Fox “one of our best, most courageous & kindest clients.”
“Our sympathy goes out to his family and everyone who loved him. RIP,” Zellner’s tweet read.
"I think when we won the civil rights suit and the police officers were held accountable, I think that lifted a huge weight off his shoulders," Zellner told WBBM.
"And then I think he decided to move on with his life- to leave Illinois, go to Arkansas and try to put that behind him and I think he did that very successfully."
Fox, 46, was driving northbound on Arkansas State Highway 7 in Yell County when he crashed head-on with another driver heading southbound, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
The driver of the other vehicle, 47-year-old Michael Glasscock, was also killed in the crash.
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