A person's medical history is not a matter of public record to be published in news media, even in the case of auto accidents when the public wants to know. There are legal restrictions regarding use of such information.
Still "medical emergency" is a modern catchphrase of vague meaning similar to "therapy dog". I would expect blood tests done at the hospital would disclose the presence or absence of drugs (prescription or otherwise) or alcohol in the system of the driver. And testing will be done to discover whether conditions known to cause sudden loss of consciousness were present on the driver. This is not accomplished in the spirit of assigning blame to the driver, just a part of a normal investigation as to the cause of the incident. After all there is the possibility "medical emergency" was just an excuse claimed by the passenger in the SUV to cover up some other problem. Remote perhaps, but a possibility nevertheless.
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