Infant killed after ambulance with DUI driver crashed en route to Philly hospital: Police

Infant killed after ambulance with DUI driver crashed en route to Philly hospital: Police

A mother was trying to get her child to the hospital when police say the drunk driver of their ambulance collided with another vehicle in Northeast Philadelphia, killing the infant and seriously injuring the mother.

PHILADELPHIA - A mother was trying to get her child to the hospital when police say the drunk driver of their ambulance collided with another vehicle in Northeast Philadelphia, killing the infant and seriously injuring the mother. 

Police have since confirmed that the infant was a 2-month-old baby girl. 

What we know:

Police say a privately owned ambulance with no lights or sirens activated sped through a red light at Torresdale and Harbison avenues around 5 a.m. Sunday, hitting another vehicle that had a green light.

The crash forced both the mother and infant to be ejected from the ambulance and onto the road.

The infant, identified as Marian Harris, was pronounced dead at the hospital. The infant's mother suffered severe head trauma and is currently listed in critical condition.

The driver of the ambulance, a 51-year-old man, was transported to a local hospital. Police say he will face DUI and related offenses. The driver of the other vehicle refused medical treatment.

What they're saying:

District Attorney of Philadelphia Larry Krasner responded to the incident on Sunday. 

"The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office has assigned one of our excellent prosecutors to work collaboratively with our partners at the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) on the investigation into a fatal crash involving an ambulance, a mother and her infant child in the Frankford section of Philadelphia," he said in a statement.

What we don't know:

The name of the ambulance driver has yet to be released.

 An investigation is underway.