Velasquez said the loss has been completely devastating for the family. Honestly it s been the worst day of my life, she said. This is not something anybody prepares you for.
Velasquez said the boy s 25-year-old mom and Yates got into an argument just before the crash. Yates had grabbed James and drove away with him in the mom s black 2014 Mercedes-Benz as she tried unsuccessfully to free her son.
The Mercedes hit the tree at high speed, splitting in two and erupting in flames. The mom soon arrived at the scene. Right before the cops came through, I heard two booming sounds right after the crash and a woman screaming for her baby, said Frances Velaco, who lives in an apartment near the accident scene. She was like my baby, my baby! And I actually started crying when I heard that cause I felt really helpless and couldn’t do anything about it.
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