Dump truck crushes, kills Illinois teen

(WANE) - A 13 year-old southern Illinois boy was killed on Saturday in a bizarre accident involving a dump truck.

Saint Clair County sheriffs say Ryan Hennemann was helping to unload gravel from the back of the dump truck when it somehow tipped over and crushed him.

Investigators say the driver of the truck stopped when the gravel began shifting. He then offered to pay Ryan and a friend to help dump some of the gravel near a pile of rocks.

Friends say Ryan was on his way to see a girlfriend at the time.

The truck driver was taken into custody due to a suspended license and an outstanding warrant from California. Police did not say if charges would be filed against him for the accident that killed Ryan.