A mother and son are dead and two girls are injured after a pickup truck crashed into a front wall of a building Friday afternoon at a Baltimore shopping center.Emergency crews were called around 4:30 p.m. to the Mount Clare Junction Shopping Center on West Pratt Street in southwest Baltimore. Police said the woman died at the scene, and a boy was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries. Two girls were taken to a hospital and are expected to survive, police said."The driver of the vehicle, he remained at the scene. We know that at least two of the individuals that were involved in this horrific crash are related to each other," Baltimore police Detective Jeremy Silbert said."The lady, she was dead instantly. From what I seen, the little boy, he was hurt real bad. He was on his way to dying and I tried to comfort the little girl because she was hurt real bad," said Manny Nobles, a witness.Investigators believe there were five people in the pickup truck while it was stopped at the shopping center. The investigation shows one of the occupants opened the door when the vehicle began to accelerate through the parking lot before striking the front wall of a building. Two people were ejected from the vehicle, police said. The driver of the pickup truck was not injured and remained at the scene after the crash.Maria Ramirez, 31, and her son, Yonathan Ramirez, 10, died at the hospital Friday night. A 9-year-old girl and a 15-year-old girl were both taken to the hospital for treatment and are expected to survive.Police said there was no indication of an intentional act and the driver remained at the scene."There's no indication right now that this was intentional, but, again, we're very early in the investigation," Silbert said.BPD crash team detectives are working to figure out exactly what happened, which includes looking for surveillance video.Any witnesses to the crash are asked to call police at 410-396-2606.

A mother and son are dead and two girls are injured after a pickup truck crashed into a front wall of a building Friday afternoon at a Baltimore shopping center.

Emergency crews were called around 4:30 p.m. to the Mount Clare Junction Shopping Center on West Pratt Street in southwest Baltimore.


Police said the woman died at the scene, and a boy was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries. Two girls were taken to a hospital and are expected to survive, police said.

"The driver of the vehicle, he remained at the scene. We know that at least two of the individuals that were involved in this horrific crash are related to each other," Baltimore police Detective Jeremy Silbert said.

"The lady, she was dead instantly. From what I seen, the little boy, he was hurt real bad. He was on his way to dying and I tried to comfort the little girl because she was hurt real bad," said Manny Nobles, a witness.

Investigators believe there were five people in the pickup truck while it was stopped at the shopping center. The investigation shows one of the occupants opened the door when the vehicle began to accelerate through the parking lot before striking the front wall of a building.

Two people were ejected from the vehicle, police said. The driver of the pickup truck was not injured and remained at the scene after the crash.



Maria Ramirez, 31, and her son, Yonathan Ramirez, 10, died at the hospital Friday night. A 9-year-old girl and a 15-year-old girl were both taken to the hospital for treatment and are expected to survive.

Police said there was no indication of an intentional act and the driver remained at the scene.

"There's no indication right now that this was intentional, but, again, we're very early in the investigation," Silbert said.



BPD crash team detectives are working to figure out exactly what happened, which includes looking for surveillance video.

Any witnesses to the crash are asked to call police at 410-396-2606.

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More new details on deadly crash of pickup truck at Mt Clare Junction in SW Baltimore. BPD says unclear if 4 people struck were in truck or outside. Some are related to one another. Witness says he saw woman trying to get out of truck before crash pic.twitter.com/M5k1Draxms — Jayne Miller (@jemillerwbal) January 12, 2019

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Witness says he saw woman trying to get out of pickup truck as it darted across parking lot at Mt Clare Junction in SW Baltimore. Unclear if that was woman who was killed. BPD says some involved in crash are related. 3 children hurt, one critically. pic.twitter.com/Pei36YnoRS — Jayne Miller (@jemillerwbal) January 11, 2019

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BPD says 4 people hit by pickup truck at Mt Clare junction in SW Balto. 3 children. Adult woman was killed. pic.twitter.com/UabchsmPJ4 — Jayne Miller (@jemillerwbal) January 11, 2019

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BPD says driver of pickup truck that hit 4 pedestrians at Mt Clare Junction in SW Baltimore remained at scene. No indication of intentional act. Checking reports accelerator may have gotten stuck.

One woman killed. 3 children injured, at least one critically pic.twitter.com/Bs0MwH92Ad — Jayne Miller (@jemillerwbal) January 11, 2019

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