Woman dead, son injured after intoxicated driver hit them, police say
The driver is expected to be charged with driving under the influence.
A 28-year-old woman was killed and her 9-year-old son injured after they were hit by an SUV in Port Richmond on Saturday night, police said.
A silver Dodge Durango driven by a 39-year-old man hit the pair around 8:47 p.m. in the 3500 block of Aramingo Avenue, police said. The mother, whom police did not identify, was run over and dragged alongside the vehicle until it stopped, police said. She was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 9:19.
Her son was taken to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and was receiving treatment for a broken leg, police said Sunday.
The driver, whom police did not identify, stayed at the scene and was expected to be charged with driving under the influence, police said.
