For the first time today. Fox 29s dave kinchen is live at Police Headquarters tonight. Dave, what are they saying about the boy and his mom . Reporter theyre saying theyre still in the hospital at this time, and police and family members are telling us that the little boys condition sadly is grave at this time. Police are hoping the community can step up and find the driver. Its a picture that just breaks your heart. Twoyearold david alicia and his mother joe feign rivera seen here in happy times both remain hospitalized with major injuries after a devastating hitandrun right outside their home. On the 2700 block of north mascher street monday evening. Investigators say the little boy injuries are so critical hes not expected to survive. A great kid. Just really a precious twoyearold. Everything you expect in a twoyearold the joy enthusiasm enthusiasm just so tragic and so hard. John lavery runs the Lighthouse Community center across the street from the accident scene and spoke on beha
Chambers works a mile and a half up the road from where police say they were called to a car fire around 3 30 this afternoon. But when firefighters arrived and put out the flames, they made a gruesome discovery. In the front drivers side of the vehicle they found a mail who was charred to the bone. Reporter crime scene investigators and homicide detectives immediately blocked off the road and began their work. Considering this a suspicious death. It happened on the 4700 block of fort mifflin road near enterprise avenue in southwest philly. Road winds around past ups and other commercial businesses near the airport. Chambers was stunned to learn there was a dead body inside that car. I was very unnerved and very unsettled with it. Again, with high traffic here and with the Police Presence that patrols this area, it doesnt make me feel safe especially even by it being so close to the airport. Reporter investigators say the victim was in the drivers side of a honda accord coupe. The fire
Infinity with two men inside. But theyre still working on this investigation. They say they still need help from the public and now everyone is thinking about the victims. Twoyearold david alicia and his mother Josephine Rivera seen her in happy times but both are hospitalized after a traumatizing hitandrun right outside of their home on the 2700 block of north mascher street monday evening. The little boys injuries are so critical investigators say he is not expected to survive. A great kid. I mean just really a precious twoyearold. You know everything you expected in a twoyearold that joy and enthusiasm so tragic and so hard hard. John lavery runs the Lighthouse Community center near the crash scene and spoke very emotional relatives saying the victims are loved by the center. You feel that sense as community of wanting to protect someone so young and precious and innocent and so tragic on so many levels to see a twoyearold. Family tells fox 29 off camera 19yearold josephine frantica
Good evening im lucy noland. Im iain page. Lets get right out to fox 29s Shawnette Wilson live at the scene tonight as police try to piece together what happened. Shawnette . Reporter piece together is exactly right. Police say there are no cameras on this road. They dont have any witnesses but based on what they found so far, they do believe this car was lit on fire. I was shock. I was shock. When they said it was a vehicle fire i actually thought okay, well maybe there was something mechanically wrong with the vehicle. Reporter Bishop Conrad chambers works a mile and a half up the road from where police say they were called to a car fire around 3 30 this afternoon. But when firefighters arrived and put out the flames, they made a gruesome discovery. In the front drivers side of the vehicle they found a mail who was charred to the bone. Reporter crime scene investigators and homicide detectives immediately blocked off the road and began their work. Considering this a suspicious death.
And trying to make a determination of what happened. Now they did fine a gas can in the trunk of the car the pennsylvania tags on the car come back to someone living in philadelphia. This is a developing story well have more later on action news. For now live at the Airport Channel 6 action news. Thank you dan. What a homecoming moments ago in West Kensington in philadelphia. The girl in pink is 14yearold adameris franco torres. She showed up minutes ago and this is something of a mystery, live in West Kensington. Chad pradelli is live now. What were you able to find out about these circumstances . Reporter jim we are working to find out the detail think that reunion happened 10 minutes ago here on the front steps of the Lighthouse Community center that is where the mother works as a preschool teacher they were sharing hugs and tears and what happened is still unclear. The 14yearold was last seen monday saying she may be with a man she met online. The mother told us she receive aid fra