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Driver in Ill. van wreck had license suspension

A New Jersey man behind the wheel of a van that overturned on an Illinois freeway, killing five passengers returning from a California ministry gathering, had his driving privileges suspended last year for administrative reasons, motor vehicle records show.Illinois State Police have refused to publicly identify the driver ticketed for improper lane usage and driving with a suspended license Monday's wreck on Interstate 70, citing an ongoing investigation a spokeswoman said could take weeks. However, The Associated Press obtained that citation, which was issued to 45-year-old Malcolm Purnell of Paterson, N.J. Public records suggest Purnell now lives in Camden, N.J.The state's attorney in Illinois' Fayette County, Joshua Morrison, said no criminal charges have been filed in the wreck, which killed five Baltimore men near Vandalia, Ill., about 70 miles east of St. Louis.The 11 occupants of the 15-passenger van were members of an evangelical Christian church returning from a weeklong inter...

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