Infant killed in car crash after driver flee traffic stop in Wilmington: police

4-month-old killed in crash at end of police chase

A 4-month-old boy was killed in a crash at the end of a police chase in Delaware. According to officials, the child, identified as Maurice Brown Jr., wasn't buckled in.

WILMINGTON, De. - A 4-month-old boy was killed when police say the car he was riding in with three others tried to evade police and crashed early Tuesday morning in Wilmington.

What we know:

Investigators say the deadly crash began with a traffic stop near the Marsh Road exit of I-95 just after 1 a.m.

The driver of the vehicle, a 33-year-old man, was wanted for several offenses and fled the traffic stop as officers approached the vehicle.

The vehicle took the Marsh Road exit and continued to the area of Marsh and Edgemoor roads when it crashed off the road.

Surveillance video provided to FOX 29 shows the moment the small SUV passed through the intersection at what appeared to be a high rate of speed, and crashed. The video shows two Wilmington Police cars pull up behind the vehicle within seconds.

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Investigators say four people were inside the vehicle when it crashed, including an unrestrained 4-month-old boy and a 10-year-old girl. 

The infant, later identified as Maurice Brown Jr., was taken to the hospital where police say he died. 

The 33-year-old driver was admitted in critical condition.

Police say the girl and a 32-year-old woman were also hospitalized in stable condition.

What they're saying:

John Townsend, owner of Luv My Car Mobile, said he was working at his shop at the time and saw that police happened to pull a car over on Edgemoor moments before the crash.

"It was so late at night that I thought the cops were just joining in with the car that was pulled over already, but once you heard it, I’m like wow, what’s going out here? So yeah, bad situation, bad situation for everybody," he said. "Police chase one o’clock in the morning, coming from the highway from what they were saying and wind up here, probably should’ve been cut somewhere along the line, but same time, not sure of the circumstances."

The crash took out part of a fence at a condo community, leaving debris and oil scattered along the sidewalk.

"I came outside, and I watched them carry the car seat away, and I know that he wasn’t strapped in, so it makes me think, if you had the car seat, if you had the means, why didn’t you have the baby in that car seat? "So it was really, that really broke me," said Cassandra Kauffman. "It was such a horrific scene. Everybody in the car above adult age needs to be charged for what happened, and I wish that the 10-year-old girl in the car remains in stable condition. I know that she has a terrible road ahead."

What we don't know:

Authorities have not said what the driver was wanted for. 

No charges have been announced.