Jeffrey William Hammer, 49, of Shannon, Illinois, died on September 27, 2008, in Stephenson County after being struck by a vehicle on South Bolton Road. Witnesses reported Hammer was lying in the northbound lane and was struck a second time by a dark green vehicle that fled the scene. That detail has been treated as either an intentional act or a hit-and-run, and the death is listed among unsolved or suspicious cases in the county.

Funeral visitation was held at Hermann Funeral Home in Shannon, with a funeral mass at Bethel United Methodist Church conducted by Father Michael Bolger, and interment at St. Wendelin’s Catholic Cemetery in Shannon. Beyond the vehicle description and the basic sequence of events, few details about suspects or motive have been released.

Does anyone have information about a dark green vehicle seen on South Bolton Road that night or other details that could help bring answers to the family?