Child hurt in car crash at Illinois after-school camp dies, raising
death toll to 5
[June 04, 2025]
CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) — An
8-year-old injured when a car barreled through a building used for a
popular after-school camp in Illinois this spring has died.
Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon posted a news release on his office's
Facebook page Tuesday announcing Bradley Lund of Springfield was
pronounced dead at 5:52 a.m. Monday. The death toll from the April 28
crash in Chatham now stands at five people, including 8-year-old Ainsley
Johnson; 7-year-olds Kathryn Corely and Alma Buhnerkempe, all of
Chatham; and 18-year-old Rylee Britton of Springfield. |
Damage is visible at the scene after a car barreled through a building
used for an after-school camp, April 29, 2025, in Chatham, Ill. (AP
Photo/Erin Hooley, File) |
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According to state police, a car left a road, crossed a field
and smashed into a building that the group Youth Needing Other
Things Outdoors was using for the camp. The vehicle traveled
through the building and exited the other side.
The 44-year-old driver was not hurt. Authorities have said she
may have suffered a health emergency but it remains unclear
whether she's been arrested, has been taken into custody or has
been charged. Asked for an update, Trooper Shafer McKune of the
Illinois State Police's public information office emailed a copy
of the coroner's news release to The Associated Press along with
a one-sentence statement saying that Sangamon County prosecutors
will provide an update when they finish a “thorough review of
the investigation.”
He did not say when that review would be completed.
Chatham is a community of about 15,000 people outside
Springfield, the state capital.
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