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Mom, Daughter Killed In Philadelphia Learjet Crash While Returning Home From Medical Treatment
The pediatric patient and mother aboard the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance that crashed and exploded in Northeast Philadelphia have been identified as Valentina Guzman Murillo, 12, and her mother, Lizeth Murillo Osuna, 31, of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, officials confirmed.
Valentina had been in Philadelphia since August 2024, receiving treatment for myelomeningocele, a severe spinal cord malformation, at Shriners Children’s Philadelphia, family friends told Reforma. She had been discharged on Jan. 31 and was returning home with her mother when their Learjet 55 (XA-UCI) crashed just 30 seco…
Woman, Puppy Killed In Single-Vehicle Highway Crash In Capital Region
A woman was killed in a single-vehicle highway crash in the Capital Region that also claimed the life of a puppy.
The Rensselaer County wreck happened on I-90, near exit 9 in East Greenbush, shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28.
A Pleasant Valley man, 49, was driving eastbound when the vehicle veered off the right shoulder, struck a tree, and overturned before coming to rest in a wooded area, New York State Police said.
A passenger in the vehicle, Irene Pearl, 72, of Pleasant Valley, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. An 8-week-old puppy was also found in the car and…