Driver Who Killed 4 by Smashing Through Illinois After-School Camp May Have Had Health Emergency

Driver Who Killed 4 by Smashing Through Illinois After-School Camp May Have Had Health Emergency
Damage is visible at the scene after a car barreled through a building used for an after-school camp in Chatham, Ill., on April 29, 2025. Erin Hooley/AP Photo
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—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, was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol and may have had a medical emergency, police said Thursday.

No decisions have been made on whether to file charges against the 44-year-old driver, Illinois State Police Director Brendan F. Kelly said at a news conference. The driver is not in custody, Kelly said.