8-Year-Old Dies Following After-School Camp Crash That Took Place Over a Month Ago, Becoming 5th Victim to Die

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03-06-2025

The Sangamon County coroner confirmed that Bradley Lund, 8, was pronounced dead on June 2
The April 28 crash previously claimed the lives of four people
Officials previously identified the other the other victims who died as Kathryn Corley, 7; Alma Buhnerkempe, 7; Ainsley Johnson, 8; and 18-year-old Rylee BrittonAuthorities confirmed that a fifth child has died over a month after a vehicle crashed into an Illinois after-school camp.
In a Tuesday, June 3, statement, Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon confirmed that Bradley Lund, 8, of Springfield, was pronounced dead on the morning of Monday, June 2.
At the time, Bradley was an inpatient at HSHS St. John's Hospital 'where he was admitted after sustaining multiple blunt force injuries in a motor vehicle vs pedestrian incident at a daycare center in Chatham, on April 28, 2025.'
The coroner's office said that Bradley's death continues to be under investigation by the Sangamon County Coroner and the Illinois State Police.
The deadly crash took place on April 28 just after 3 p.m. at the YNOT (Youth Needing Other Things) Outdoors Summer Camp. According to authorities, the victims were between 4 to 18 years old.
The ISP previously identified the driver as Marianne Akers, 44, of Chatham.
Authorities said Akers' car left the road for reasons unknown and traveled through a field and into the east side of the YNOT After School Camp, traveling through the building and hitting many people before exiting the other side.
The Sangamon County Coroner's Office previously identified the victims who died in the wreck as Kathryn Corley, 7; Alma Buhnerkempe, 7; Ainsley Johnson, 8; and 18-year-old Rylee Britton.
All four were pronounced dead at the scene.
"Postmortem procedures done today indicate that they all died from multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the incident," the coroner's office said.
In addition to the fatalities, six other children were taken to area hospitals, state police said in a previous statement.
The department noted that the crash did not "appear to be a targeted attack.' Akers, the sole driver and occupant of the car, was uninjured and taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
Akers' lawyer previously said that she had a seizure and had no memory of the incident.
Speaking with Fox affiliate WRSP, Scott Hanken said that Akers has seen a neurologist and granted the ISP permission to view her medical records.
'We have met numerous times with law enforcement,' Hanken said. 'She has provided them with everything they've needed. She immediately provided them with her phone. The Illinois State Police did a forensic download of her phone, and we've clarified any issues that they may have had with that.'
Hanken did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment
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WRSP reported that five of the injured children were released from the hospital and no criminal charges have been filed against Akers so far.
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