Pregnant mother, 3 sons killed in crash on the way to Bible camp

JOLIET, Ill. — An pregnant Illinois mother and her 3 sons are dead after a pick-up slammed into them on their way to the boys' bible camp.

Will County Sheriff's deputies say 29-year-old Lindsey Schmidt was driving her sons, 2-year-old Caleb, 4-year-old Weston and 6-year-old Owen to camp on July 24. Police say a pickup truck crashed into them just a block from their home in Beecher, a suburb about 40 miles south of Chicago.

The driver, a 25-year-old man, failed to stop at a stop sign and hit Schmit's car on the driver's side. He sustained minor injuries.

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Schmidt and 18-month-old Caleb were pronounced dead at the scene. 4-year-old Weston died at the hospital on Wednesday.

Will County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Kathy Hoffmeyer says 6-year-old Owen Schmidt, who had been on life support, was pronounced dead at the hospital at 2:39 a.m. Thursday.

Hoffmeyer says the man driving the pickup truck was issued a traffic citation but that investigators are trying to determine if criminal charges should be filed.

The community has set up a donation fund at a local bank and a church to support Schmidt's husband, Ed, through the loss of his family.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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