Jason E. Karels, 35, of the 200 block of East Camden Lane, is charged in the drownings of his children, Bryant, 5, Cassidy, 3, and Gideon, 2.
Authorities said the suspect remains hospitalized after he crashed his car Monday afternoon after leading police on a 17-minute chase in the south suburbs, Round Lake Beach Police Chief Gilbert Rivera said.
She went inside the home around 1:40 p.m. and found the bodies of her children in a bedroom, police said. The mother, whose identity was not disclosed by authorities, then called police. Karels, though, did not stop and instead led police on what they said was a high-speed chase across multiple highways and involving numerous police departments. The pursuit ended when Karels crashed in a wooded area near Interstate 80 at Water Street in Joliet, police said.
While he was being extricated from his car, Karels made incriminating statements regarding the deaths of the children, Rivera said. Crime scene investigators said they found blood at the residence, but it did not come from the children. Authorities said Karels unsuccessfully tried to take his own life after killing his children.
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