PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A driver will face third-degree murder charges in an early morning collision in north Philadelphia that claimed the lives of two young children, police said Sunday.
A northbound vehicle collided with an eastbound vehicle in the Juniata neighborhood shortly after 12:30 a.m. Sunday and the driver then fled the scene until the car broke down, after which he and another man fled on foot but he was soon apprehended, police said.
A 7-year-old boy died of head injuries and a 9-year-old boy died of blunt force trauma injuries not long after they were taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital, police said. The children’s mother was in stable condition and their father was also injured.
Police said the driver will face charges including third-degree murder, vehicular homicide and aggravated assault.
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