Multi-Vehicle Crash On Roosevelt Boulevard Leaves 11-Year-Old Boy, Woman Dead, Others Injured

Philadelphia PA

21 November, 2021

8:51 AM

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CBS Philadelphia November 21, 2021 An 11-year-old boy and a 34-year-old woman are dead after a violent crash in Philadelphia's Olney section Saturday morning that left five others injured, police say. The crash happened on the 4300 block of Roosevelt Boulevard around 12:10 a.m. Police say a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling southbound on Roosevelt Boulevard in the outer lanes at a high speed when the operator, a 57-year-old man, lost control of the vehicle, struck the curb, and flipped the vehicle into two other cars that were stopped at a red light on Whitaker Avenue. The 11-year-old boy, later identified as Tai'rhey Brown, and 34-year-old Amber Shanta Brown were passengers in the Tahoe. Officials pronounced them dead on the scene. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.