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The parents of a teenager killed in a March 8 hit-and-run on Interstate 88 are offering a reward for information leading to a suspect.

Al and Lauren Perez, the parents of 17-year-old Emilio A. Perez of Villa Park, Ill., posted fliers Wednesday around the Quad-City area requesting information and offering a $10,000 reward for any details that may lead to an arrest.

"He was loved by his peers and classmates," Al Perez said following a news conference in East Moline. "Emilio was everybody's friend."

The reward includes $9,000 from the Perez family and the rest from Crime Stoppers of the Quad-Cities.

Perez was heading westbound on Interstate 88 when he ran out of gas a mile east of the Joslin exit and proceeded to walk on the roadway, Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Chris Endress said.

Perez got a half a mile when, at about 7:25 p.m., he was struck by a passing vehicle heading westbound, Endress said.

"We don't believe this was an intentional act," Endress said. "At that time, it's a dark stretch of highway. What was intentional was that the person drove away. We want the person to come forward and help bring closure to Emilio's family."