Woman Dies After Car Rampage Kills 3 Kids

(AP)  A woman has died after being hit by a car that crashed into a crowd during a police chase and killed three young children, at least one of them hers.

Albert Einstein Medical Center spokeswoman Judy Horwitz says 22-year-old Latoya Smith died Thursday morning.

Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey says Wednesday night's crash in the city's Feltonville neighborhood began with two men stealing a motorcycle at gunpoint. One man fled on the motorcycle, and the other sped away in a car.

Police were pursuing the car when it jumped the curb and hit the crowd in front of a house. All the children killed were under age 10.

The car's driver was arrested at the scene. The motorcycle rider was arrested at his home.

Police say they will release more information later Thursday morning.

[carolcape]

It is a tragedy and such a loss of life, especially when you feel safe when you're walking on the sidewalk. The police always have to chase criminals, but in some cases such as this, it was in a neighbourhood that maybe this wasn't such a good idea. Four people dead to get someone that stole a car and a motorcycle. They should have let them go, if they had licence numbers. But they may have driven at a high rate of speed anyway and lost control. Everyone suffers. Nobody wins on this one.

[chyenna-2009]

Three innocent little lives gone. Life just never gets any easier.

[AngelaP07]

Gina Rosario Was My Cousin, And I think Both Of Them Mother F***ers should def. Get The Death Penalty, What The hell Is Philly Comming to every time you turn around some one is dead, shot up, or something else...its horrible out there. Rip Gina You will always be missed baby girl!! i love you

[mejordelahistoria]

this is funny, amanda knoxt gets sympathy for killing an indian girl in a satanic ritual but a robber that killed 3 children by accident you guys want the death penalty, it goes to show you why the jury system fails here in the US.

[6591Hou]

If the car is stolen (the plates are no good to track) and the police let them get away to avoid a chase, the perps weave up and down alleys and streets then park the car and walk away free. These were armed bad guys, they needed to be stopped. The police were not responsible for what happened, the jerks behind the wheel were.

[mnbrant]

I care. And you?

[ubrew12]

If anything deserves the death penalty. This guy should die.

[NancyLou9]

This person should go straight to the gas chamber!
Posted by mtcolquitt
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A guillotine would be a lot more fun to watch.
Posted by ElectricBlue44 at 12:05 PM : Jun 11, 2009
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The government should put that on Pay per view. I'd take out a second mortgage on my house to pay the bill for that television spectacular!

[mahdeealoo]

All because of greed. How shameful.

[aztecdakota]

I seem to remember a law about serious offenders and shooting. It was like a 3 time warning, "Stop", "Stop or I'll shoot" , "This is your last warning, STOP OR I WILL SHOOT!", then of course , BANG.