Authorities say the 0yearold owner of the truck is cooperating and for now hes been set free without being charged this pending further investigation he into the hitandrun accident with a woman dead on her 93rd he expressed remorse and has been cooperative throughout the entire process. The owner of the suspected truck came in voluntary. After they lobe the dodge ram 500 block badge road bristol burrow. It is definitely the vehicle. They have to establish who was driving. It was there drugs or alcohol in the bloodstream and wait for coroners report to see ft. Accident contributed to death of jenny russo. Her son says she was sleeping in the conner bedroom when the truck slammed into the wall 3 30 this morning. The whole house shook. It just shook. And i go what the hell is going on here. Ron russo said it caused a dresser to almost fall on top of the petite 9 93 pounds. Hitandrun . What if there was a baby behind that wall in a crib. Fire and medics later moved her to the living room t
Dresser drawer leaned over ready to fall on top her and there was cold air coming in, there was a gaping hole right into the wall. Had to get that cold air to stop so i picked her up, put her into my bedroom which is the next room over so there was warmth in there. Reporter her son says she was frail, only 58 pounds. Firefighters moved her bed into the warmer living room. Her son thinks those moves may have hasten heard passing. We moved her twice. It was too much for her. Reporter the bucks countytor said that the d. A. s office is in consultation with the coroner. Well, her family says miss russo had lived a long active life though she had recently become ill. December. Is her birthday. She turned 93 today. John rawlins channel6 action news. A School Bus Driver went to the hospital this afternoon after crashing into a pole. Happened on the roosevelt boulevard extension in Tioga Nicetown just before 1 30. The driver said wires from the bus caused him to lose control and hit the pole n
Birth. I i asked her her babys name and she said chris. She said christmas. My partner he walked out. He got real emotional. It was a blessing. Really good to see the baby is healthy. Reporter the officers are getting a lot of attention for their good deed. They say they were just doing their job. Its just a good reminder especially for the public that its not always just the bad that youre going see us dealing with. Well be able to help you, you know, get that sense of commune back. Something ill never forget. Reporter a special moment shared between these officers and this new mom, a new life they hope they get to be a part of in the future. I hope to keep in contact. I would like to see the baby grow. Reporter and mom and baby chris are doing just fine here at hahnemann tonight. They are hopeful they will get to go home soon. In center city, eva pilgrim, channel6 action news. Jim. Thank you eve ranch our coverage of this special deliver continues on 6abc. We posted video that captur
Reporter her son raced to help as driver backup and drove off. He moved her from the room away from the cold air pouring in from the gaping hole but jenny, who turned nine threeyear old to daze was on hospice and had been sick for a while and the stress was just too much to bear. She was very fragile. She was only 58pound at the end. That is the size of a six yearold. Reporter she died at the hospital a short time later and neither her or her family wanted just one day after her last christmas. This is in the how we expect her to have her last wishes. She really wanted to pass in her own room and was not able to do that. Reporter police say the suspect was located right here near where his truck was found. He met officers at a separate lex to be brought in for questioning, however, not wanting to make contact with police, in front of our camera. The acting police chief also just told us that one member of the suspects family apparently went to the victims house and apologized for his a
Brook lane in levittown, bucks county. After finding and questioning that driver, police say they arent ready to charge him yet. Eyewitness News Reporter diana rocco has new information in this story. Reporter jenny russo died on her 93rd birthday after a hitandrun driver slammed into her bedroom in the Early Morning hours friday. The 20yearold pickup truck driver turned himself in to Bristol Police 12 hours later after they found the damaged red dodge pickup at a home nearby. He expressed remorse. Like i said hes been cooperative through the entire process. Reporter russo family felt the house shake and saw headlights leaving the scene around 3ama trail of tire mark left in the grass. Yesterday was christmas and today now is her birthday, and, you know, we knew she was getting ill. But we didnt know that Something Like this would happen russo had been in hospice care. The impact pushed her dresser into her bed leaving her room exposed to the outside. Her son said he had to move her tw