Family members are mourning two brothers who have been killed after their car crashed and fell off the roadway on I-95 in Philadelphia, leaving their two youthful brothers significantly harm and a canine useless.
Investigators stated Aaron Davis, 23, of Cranbury, New Jersey, and Joshua Davis, 22, of East Windsor, New Jersey, have been inside a 2006 Mazda that was touring on I-95 North and approaching Castor Avenue in Philadelphia again on Friday, March 21, shortly after 10 p.m. Their youthful brothers, Benjamin and Nathaniel Davis, each 18, together with a pet, have been contained in the car as effectively.
Aaron Davis and Joshua Davis
Witnesses instructed police the Mazda was racing on the freeway with a Dodge Challenger. Police stated the motive force of the Mazda then misplaced management of the car which struck a guiderail, overturned quite a few instances after which went over the sting of the roadway earlier than falling and crashing on Castor Avenue, beneath the I-95 overpass.
Police stated Aaron Davis and Joshua Davis have been each killed within the crash whereas Benjamin and Nathaniel Davis have been each significantly injured. The canine who was contained in the car was additionally discovered useless after being thrown out of the car.
As police proceed to analyze the crash, we’re studying extra concerning the two brothers who misplaced their lives. Bishop Donald Hilliard Jr. of Cathedral Worldwide Church in New Jersey, described the victims as hardworking males who have been at all times concerned of their church group and had a tightknit bond with their three different brothers.
The day after the crash, Bishop Hilliard Jr. requested the church group to hope for the household of the victims.
“They lost two of their five sons last night in a terrible car accident,” he stated in a video message for the congregation. “Cathedral church is in deep mourning. These children were born into our church. I christened them. I baptized them and they need our prayers. And we need to pray for those who are grieving.”
Bishop Hilliard Jr. launched an extra assertion on their deaths.
“The ‘Davis Boys,’ as we, their Cathedral Church Household, lovingly referred to them, served as acolytes since they have been youngsters, have been pursuing their schooling, coming into their very own and starting to appreciate the limitless nature of their choices,’ he wrote.
Bishop Hilliard Jr. instructed NBC10 on Monday that Benjamin Davis was launched from the hospital whereas his twin brother Nate stays hospitalized.
NBC10 reached out to PennDOT and requested video of the crash. A spokesperson stated the video is a part of the investigation from Pennsylvania State Police.
