The deaths of three children and an adult teenager were likely not the result of a targeted attack when a vehicle turned from Illinois roads and entered after-school camps.

Illinois State Police investigated the tragedy in Chatham Village, saying the driver was not detained because detectives were awaiting results of toxicology tests.

"The cause of the crash is still under investigation, but it does not appear to be a targeted attack," state police said in a statement Tuesday.

The state police department statement said the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle were identified as Marianne Akers, 44, who was "assessed" to be hospitalized but was not injured. It is not clear whether she has been released.

The district said Ax is a food service employee who worked at the Ball-Palace School District in November 2022.

The victim was identified as Rylee Britton, 18; Ainsley Johnson, 8; Alma Buhnerkempe, 7; Kathryn Corley, 7, announced his death at the scene, Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon said in a statement Tuesday.

Ball-Chatham's school said the four were district students.

"In times like this, it is important that we rely on each other on strength and support," the region said in a statement.

State Police said six other children were injured and hospitalized, one of whom was in critical condition.

A spokesperson for the hospital sister health system said all six were taken to St. John's Hospital before one more hospital was released, and five were transferred to St. John's Children's Hospital at the Pediatric Trauma Center.

Jamie Loftus, founder of Ynot Outdoors summer camp and after school, said in a statement Tuesday that the collision was a "tragedy of the future."

Loftus said the camp's safety video captured the crash: A large speeding SUV hit the east wall of the Ynot building around 3:20 p.m., then exited westward and then stayed on the confrontation utility poles.

"It crossed a 78-acre farm toward a path observed by the security camera, showing how fast it was heading to our building at high speed," Loftus said. "Without significantly changing its direction, the vehicle crossed North Breckenridge and the sidewalk and continued into our parking lot and into the east wall of our building."

According to its website, nearby Springfield residents Jamie and Mitzi Loftus set up the camp in 2002 to help children get active and stimulate their minds during the summer.

Jamie Loftus said the victims’ families were “very, very serious” and asked people to keep them in mind, but “give them space and respect.”