Prosecutors said Brian Thunderkick, 62, was driving 135 miles per hour when he hit another car which then burst into flame. The driver, 22-year-old Erika Villagomez, was killed. She was a double major at Northern Illinois University and wanted to be an accountant.
Thunderkick missed a court appearance Thursday. When police went to his home they found him and a woman dead.
Police have not said what exactly caused their deaths but said there is no threat to the public.