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Driver who killed 4 by smashing through Illinois after-school building may have had health emergency
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Driver who killed 4 by smashing through Illinois after-school building may have had health emergency

  • By JOHN O’CONNOR - Associated Press
  • Updated

Police say the driver of a car that barreled through a building used for a popular after-school camp in central Illinois, killing three children and a teenager, may have had a medical emergency. Tests show she was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Illinois State Police Director Brendan F. Kelly said at a Thursday news conference that no decision has been made on whether to file charges against the 44-year-old driver. The car went off the road, crossed a field and smashed into the side of the building in Chatham used by Youth Needing Other Things Outdoors. Six other children were hospitalized. One was critical.

Police say driver likely did not target after-school camp in crash that killed 3 kids and 1 teen
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Police say driver likely did not target after-school camp in crash that killed 3 kids and 1 teen

  • By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press
  • Updated

Three young children and a teenager were killed when a car barreled through a building used for an after-school camp in central Illinois. Authorities say the Monday afternoon crash in Chatham that sent six other children to the hospital was likely not a targeted attack. Two 7-year-olds, an 8-year-old and an 18-year-old were killed. Illinois State Police said Tuesday that the crash is under investigation and the 44-year-old driver is not in custody. She was not injured but was taken to a hospital for evaluation, and toxicology reports are pending. Chatham is about 12 miles from the state capital, Springfield.

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Cold morning -- Sunny end to the weekend

  • Emily Pike
  • Updated

CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WSIL) -- This morning, temperatures dipped into the teens after a weak cold front swept through the region Saturday evening.Â