CHATHAM, Ill. — Four people were killed when a car smashed through a building Monday in Chatham, Illinois, police said.
Chatham Police Department Deputy Chief Scott Tarter said police responded at about 3:20 p.m. to calls about a vehicle driving into a building during an after-school program. The vehicle hit three people outside the building, continued through the building and hit another person before exiting the other side.
The driver, who was uninjured, was the sole occupant of the vehicle, and was taken to a hospital for evaluation, Tater said.
Chatham is a small town of about 15,000 people just outside Springfield, Illinois.
