Overview
- The family reported an unresponsive 2-month-old, then left their Ditman Street home in a MedStar ambulance around 5:15 a.m.
- Police say the ambulance entered a red-light intersection at speed without lights or siren, struck a sedan, hit a pole and flipped, as seen on surveillance video.
- The infant, identified as Marian Harris, died at a hospital, and her 33-year-old mother remains in critical condition with severe head trauma.
- The 51-year-old driver was taken into custody on suspicion of DUI; sources say he is the baby’s grandfather.
- Investigators are examining restraint use and the driver’s authorization to operate the vehicle as the District Attorney’s review continues.