An infant was killed and the baby\u2019s mother was critically injured early Sunday when a private ambulance sped through a red light in Frankford and crashed, according to Philadelphia police. <\/p>\n
At about 5:15 a.m., a privately operated ambulance transporting the mother and infant sped through the intersection of Torresdale<\/a> and Harbison Avenues, colliding with a sedan, according to a police account. The force of the crash ejected the mother and baby through the ambulance\u2019s windshield, police said. <\/p>\n Police said the ambulance was \u201cnot operating in emergency status\u201d and did not have its lights or sirens on. The driver \u2014 a 51-year-old man who has not been publicly identified \u2014 will face driving under the influence and other charges, police said. <\/p>\n The infant, identified by police as Marian Harris, was pronounced dead at an area hospital. The mother, who police did not name, sustained severe head trauma. <\/p>\n A police spokesperson said the medical examiner\u2019s office will determine the child\u2019s cause and manner of death. <\/p>\n Before the crash, officers responded to a call about an unresponsive infant at a home in the 6600 block of Ditman Street. According to police, family members left the residence in a private ambulance to take the child to a hospital. <\/p>\n