Baby dies after crash involving ambulance driven by her allegedly impaired grandfather
· Toronto Sun
A two-month-old infant has died after being ejected from an ambulance allegedly driven by her drunk grandfather.
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Cops say the family had called 911 on Sunday for an unresponsive infant. However, the family had left their home in the Frankford section of Philadelphia before paramedics arrived.
The family was en route to a hospital in a private ambulance from MedStar early Sunday when it crashed.
The impact sent the infant, identified as Marian Harris, through the windshield, the Daily Mail reported.
Her 33-year-old mother was transported to the hospital in critical condition with “severe head trauma.”
The ambulance driver was reportedly the infant’s 51-year-old grandfather, who is a longtime employee of MedStar. Authorities suspect he was driving under the influence and charges are expected.
Ambulance struck car, then hit pole
Surveillance video showed the ambulance entering an intersection through a red light, hitting a car, then hitting a pole before flipping on its side. The Honda Accord that the ambulance struck then crashed into a building, ABC 6 Action News reported.
Police said the force of the crash sent both the mother and Marian through the ambulance windshield. The pair were taken to hospital, where the baby died.
Authorities allege the grandfather was driving the ambulance at a high speed and without lights or sirens, all while under the influence.
The 25-year-old man driving the Honda refused medical treatment at the scene.
No charges filed as of yet
Police originally stated the ambulance driver would face DUI and other charges. However, the District Attorney’s Office said no charges have been filed as of yet as the investigation is ongoing, NBC 6 reported.
“A (police department) request for charges has not been submitted to the DAO at this time,” a statement from the District Attorney’s Office noted. “While PPD’s and our forensic and investigative process may take some, we are committed to a fair, appropriate and just outcome.”