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Vehicle smashes through Illinois building, killing 4 children and injuring others
AP ^ | 4-28-2025 | JOHN O’CONNOR

Posted on 04/28/2025 7:03:29 PM PDT by Bratch

CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) — A car smashed through a building Monday afternoon, killing four children and injuring several others during an after-school program in a small city outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said.

Officers responded at about 3:20 p.m. to calls about a vehicle ramming through the building, fatally hitting four people before exiting the other side, Chatham Police Department Deputy Chief Scott Tarter said.

Those killed were between the ages of 4 and 18, Illinois State Police said in an emailed statement. Several other people were hurt and taken to hospitals.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: carasweapon; chatham; illinois; jbpritzker; springfield
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1 posted on 04/28/2025 7:03:29 PM PDT by Bratch
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To: Bratch

Huummmph,,,, no perp description.


2 posted on 04/28/2025 7:07:37 PM PDT by midwest_hiker
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To: midwest_hiker

Seems to be woefully short on details, IMO.


3 posted on 04/28/2025 7:09:30 PM PDT by NEMDF
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To: Bratch

Was it self-driving?


4 posted on 04/28/2025 7:12:24 PM PDT by sevlex
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To: Bratch

https://ghostsofdc.org/2012/06/21/runaway-train-union-station-1953/


5 posted on 04/28/2025 7:14:22 PM PDT by posterchild
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To: Bratch

Was the car a Tesla on autopilot gone rogue like I,Robot?
Or did a person drive the car into the kids?
Journalism sucks so hard.
Prayers for the victims and those who love them.


6 posted on 04/28/2025 7:16:06 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: Bratch

“The Illinois driver, who was uninjured, was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was taken to a hospital for evaluation, Tarter said. Police haven’t said if the driver was arrested or taken into custody.”

My translation, the driver is a resident of Illinois with a DL, appeared uninjured and was taken to hospital for a blood draw to check for intoxicants or possible medical event like a stroke or diabetic event.


7 posted on 04/28/2025 7:18:04 PM PDT by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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To: monkeyshine; Bratch

Was the driver vaxxed and died suddenly, aloha snackbar, or “Dear Sir/Madman”?


8 posted on 04/28/2025 7:19:47 PM PDT by magooey (The Mandate of Heaven resides in the hearts of men.)
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To: Bratch

Cars are killing people. We need more laws to keep these killer cars off our streets.


9 posted on 04/28/2025 7:20:57 PM PDT by drSteve78 ( Older Je suis Deplorable. Even more so”)
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To: Bratch

Terrorism


10 posted on 04/28/2025 7:32:33 PM PDT by Maelstrom (To prevent misinterpretation or abuse of the Constitution:The Bill of Rights limits government power)
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To: Valpal1

Is it an elderly person who “accidentally” stepped on the gas instead of the brake,who had no business driving?


11 posted on 04/28/2025 7:35:27 PM PDT by cherry
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To: Valpal1

No description..must be black


12 posted on 04/28/2025 7:35:32 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (RINO going along to get along with)
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To: Bratch

Vehicles do that, and guns too?
RIP children. Tragedy


13 posted on 04/28/2025 7:50:57 PM PDT by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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To: Valpal1

Maybe needs a 4 l draw if a muzzle?


14 posted on 04/28/2025 8:04:43 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: midwest_hiker

I think we’ll know more later.


15 posted on 04/28/2025 8:13:48 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: midwest_hiker

Another vehicle violence tragedy.
Oh when will we end this via sensible, compassionate, vehicle control.


16 posted on 04/28/2025 9:41:59 PM PDT by epluribus_2 (!)
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To: midwest_hiker

Which tells you one of four things.

muzzie, tranny, illegal, or.......


17 posted on 04/28/2025 9:54:54 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesu)
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To: Bratch

Must not have been a dreaded assault SUV. The article would have never missed mentioning that.


18 posted on 04/28/2025 10:08:38 PM PDT by Nachoman (Proudly oppressing people of color since 1957.)
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To: Bratch

I am going to put 5 down on just an old person that got pedals confused. It happens more often than most think (including my grandfather).


19 posted on 04/28/2025 11:12:41 PM PDT by LowOiL (In America today, it is considered worse to judge evil than to do evil - Burk Parsons)
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To: Bratch

Vehicle rammings are the new AR-15.


20 posted on 04/29/2025 12:39:21 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need ofand thhere we CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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