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WEBVTT THEY SAY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CRASH. >> ONE MINUTE IS FINE AND THE NEXT MINUTE YOU’RE SEEING YOUR SON FLY THROUGH THE AIR. KIM MEGHAN KIRTS SAYS HER : THREE-YEAR-OLD SON, DAVID, IS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE, LESS THAN A WEEK AGO, DOCTORS SAID THEY WEREN’T SURE HE WOULD MAKE IT. THE KIRTS FAMILY WAS ON THEIR WAY TO NEW YORK CITY, WHEN THEY GOT CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A POLICE CHASE ON I-95 I PHILADELPHIA. SHE SAYS THE SUSPECTS’ CAR TOOK OFF THEIR DRIVER’S SIDE MIRROR. >> HE JUST KEPT GOING. THE COPS CAME FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES HITTING US ALL AT ONCE AND I’M HOLDING ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL PANICKED LIKE YOU’RE EITHER GOING TO DIE FLIP OR WORSE. KIM THEIR CHRYSLER SEBRING, : TOTALED, EVERYONE IN THE CAR INJURED. SHE SAYS HER SON DAVID FLEW OUT OF HIS CAR SEAT INTO THE FRONT CONSOLE. HE WAS TAKEN TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN PHILADELPHIA IN CRITICAL CONDITION SHE SAYS HE HAS MULTIPLE SKULL FRACTURES, A SPINAL CORD INJURY, AND MULTIPLE REQUIRE SURGERY. >> HIS PROGNOSIS IS BASICALLY SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME. SEVERE SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME THAT MEANS HIS LEFT BRAIN AND H BODY GOT SHAKEN SO BAD HE’LL NEVER BE THE SAME. HE IS NOW LEGALLY DISABLED. KIM MEGHAN IS HAPPY DAVID IS : BACK HOME IN MIDDLE RIVER, BUT HE’S EXPERIENCING SEVERE MOOD SWINGS, MEMORY LOSS, AND IS STILL IN PAIN. HE WILL REQUIRE ONGOING MEDICAL CARE, CARE THAT ISN’T COVERED BY INSURANC THE CHASE INVOLVED POLICE FROM DELAWARE AND PENNSYLVANIA. NOW, THE KIRTS FAMILY IS ON A MISSION, CALLING FOR CHANGES TO POLICIES INVOLVING POLICE CHASES AND RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS. >> WE HAVE ALREADY HIRED AN ATTORNEY AND WE’RE GOING TO PURSUE THIS TO THE FULLEST AND BEFORE I’M DONE THERE’S GOING BE NEW POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND , RESOURCES IN PLACE. WE WANT JUSTICE FOR DAVID. WE DESERVE ANSWERS. KIM PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE : SAY THEY CAN’T COMMENT ON THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL UNDERWAY, WILMINGTON POLICE DID NOT RETURN OUR REPEATED CALLS FOR COMMENT. MEANWHILE, THE KIRTS FAMILY HAS A GO FUND ME PAGE, WE’VE PLACED A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE WBAL TV.COM IN

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A police chase through Pennsylvania left a 3-year-old Baltimore boy seriously injured and a family with medical bills they can’t afford to pay. The Kirts family is glad David Kirts is back home, but their relief now is frustration as they have no communication with police, who they say are responsible. “One minute's fine and the next minute you're seeing your son fly through the air,” said Meghan Kirts, the mother of David.Kirts says David is lucky to be alive. Less than a week ago, doctors said they weren't sure he would make it. The Kirts family was on their way to New York City when they got caught in the middle of a police chase on I-95 in Philadelphia. She says the suspects' car took off their driver's side mirror. “He just kept going, the cops came from different angles hitting us all at once and I'm holding on to the steering wheel, panicked, like you're either going to die, flip or worse,” she said. Their Chrysler Sebring is totaled. Everyone in the car suffered injuries. Kirts says her son David flew out of his car seat into the front console.He was taken to children's hospital in Philadelphia in critical condition. She says he has multiple skull fractures, a spinal cord injury and multiple brain bleeds that might later require surgery. His prognosis is basically shaken baby syndrome -- severe shaken baby syndrome that means his left brain and his body got shaken so bad, he'll never be the same. He is now legally disabled. Kirts is happy David is back home in Middle River, but he's experiencing severe mood swings, memory loss and is still in pain. He will require ongoing medical care that isn't being covered by insurance. The family is upset this was caused by the police chasing Dejuan Robinson for probation violations. It started in Delaware with Wilmington police and continued with Pennsylvania State Police into Philadelphia. Philadelphia police say they are still looking for him but now aren't sure he was ever in the car they were chasing. Now, the Kirts family is on a mission, pushing for changes to policies involving police chases and resources for victims. "We have already hired an attorney and we're going to pursue this to the fullest and before I'm done, there's going to be new police procedures and resources in place we want justice for David. We deserve answers," said Kirts.Here's a link to help the family pay for medical expenses: https://www.gofundme.com/kirts-family.