Riddick Tudor, 10, killed when struck by driver on sidewalk near Campbell Elementary in Springfield, Missouri
Driver had medical episode before crash that killed boy, 10
Records show that the 35-year-old driver doesn't have a driver's license. The Springfield man was described as having a "severe cognitive impairment," including a seizure disorder, in a 2007 petition that led to him being granted a court-appointed guardian.
Man charged with 3 misdemeanors in fatal school crash
Yeager didn't have a Missouri driver's license at the time of the crash. Records from a previous case show Yeager told police he wasn't supposed to be driving because he had a traumatic brain Injury.
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