beatrice spence lost her leg after a romantic active. >> reporter: friends of beatrice spence say theybelieve she ended up in the hospital with critical injuries. the friends and family said they they know who did it, dee and a woman known as precious were employed in a fight over a man they both dated. the woman with a lotted for deedee and neighbors heard it unfold. the suspect allegedly drove up on the sidewalk and ran her over leaving her unconscious and badly injured. the surveillance video showed the durango with front end damage leaving the scene and come back and drive away. in a cruel twist of fate as de deedee's mother stayed by her side in the ambulance she left food on the stove and the house burned down. >> she left the pot on the whole house burnt down because of that. now she has nothing. now she has nothing. this is a catastrophe. >> reporter: the victim did undergo surgery she lost her leg and remains in critical condition this morning as of right now no arrests in this case. anyone with information call philadelphia police. reporting from einstein medical center, walt

in the interim, witnesses say the driver ran over 25-year-old bebe bebe beatrice spence. police say it is an intentional hit and run. we're live jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >> family members will remember a 4-year-old boy hit and killed in another hit and run. latif wilson died monday night. police say they recovered a surveillance video of someone hitting the boy and driving away. the suspect will surrender but so far that has not happened. todayies service begins at 11:00 a.m. and philadelphia police are working to get an arrest warrant in a hit and run that killed a 2-year-old boy. they believe they have the car that killed him and injured this woman. >> in delaware county the mother of a toddler and her boyfriend are now charged with murdering the 2-year-old boy. authorities arrested and arraigned shannon matthews and daniel grafton. matthews said she found him face down in a bath tub at home but investigators determined the boy had been beaten repeatedly. mason's aunt told us authorities had warned the family for weeks about the abuse. >> i just can't see anybody in the

the white suv that was used to hit beatrice spence was found this morning in fern rock. they believe the suspect was the romantic rival. she waited for the victim to come outside her nice town home and ran her down. >> spence's leg was severed, and she remains in the hospital. spence's mother rushed to the hospital, leaving food cooking on the stove. their home caught fire and was destroyed. the name of the hit-and-run driver has not been released. >>> two families say they're still waiting for justice in two deadly hit-and-runs. loved ones held a member or twralial service for a 4-year-old. the car hit him and drove off monday night. police know who the driver is, but she's not yet turned herself in. >>> about an hour after that crash another driver hit a toddler and his mother in kensington. 2-year-old david alicia later died. they figured out who was responsible, but so far there is to arrest no arrest in that case. >> it's a terrible loss in both families. and we need justice. people need to step up and help us have closure. >> the woman who police connected to that

witnesses say this white suv was a woman they identified as precious behind the wheel mowed down beatrice spence nicknamed dee dee jernigan lost most of her leg. the motive the suspect said the victim was vying for her man. >> she said she took my leg and i was not going with him nobody will want me now because i have one leg. >> early saturday morning an anonymous tip led the police to a discovery of this front end damage on this durango. they believe it is the same vehicle caught on surveillance during yesterday's crime. >> last thing i saw was her coming 100 miles an hour running up here. i'm telling everybody, move, move move, >> spence's uncle was hit. if that tragedy was not enough spence's mom and family for about the got about dinnering coulding on the stove and a fire destroyed their home. >> they tell me earlier in the day on friday they did have problems with a woman who they believe was behind the wheel of that vehicle. they believe she threw a brick at their home. they tell me they did file a police report. reporting in logan. annie mccormick "channel 6 action news." >> a teenager h

say a white suv with woman they identified only as precious behind the wheel hit 24-year-old beatrice spence in tioga-nicetown section alleged motive suspect thought spence was vying for her man. spence denied that. >> she ran me over and took my leg mom and i was not going with him. nobody won't want me now because i got one leg. >> police say anonymous tip led them to this durango with front end damage. during the chaos of the hit-and-run they forgot about dinner tack tooking on the stove that developed to a terrible fire that destroyed the spence family home. more at 11:30. >> police were looking for that suspect tomorrow morning and dozens were mourning loss of little boy killed by another hit and i run. "action news" was there and invited to greater bible okay temple church in west philadelphia for 4-year-old latif wilson's memorial service. he died after running into traffic 57 and lynch field streets monday nights and investigators already made contact with suspected driver's attorney but she has not yet been arrested. and wilson's grief stricken grandmother says her family needs just

in that short time witnesses say the driver mowed down 24-year-old beatrice spence outside of her home. >> she could have had kids. do you understand what i'm saying? she could have had kids. >> i heard a car roar up and then screaming. >> reporter: jason said he heard the car reverse and sped away. the victim was left injured on the sidewalk. at least one of her legs severed. >> i thought she was dead. you know she was not responsive. >> reporter: in the chaos that followed, spence's relatives rushed her to the hospital leaving a pot burning on the stove. as investigators worked outside, the victim's family home caught fire and damaged so badly tonight it's unsafe to enter. friends and relatives tell us spence's serious injuries and the fire-ravaged home are a double hit. all the result of an ongoing feud over a man that escalated this week and boiled over with this intentional hit-and-run. >> he came back the driver came back, and the suv came back and she ran her over. >> reporter: reporting in nicetown george spencer, "nbc 10 news." >>> police say they know who they are looking for

coleman was behind the wheel of a white suv when she deliberately hit beatrice spence in nighttown. spends lost her leg and is still in the hospital. according to police the two women were fighting over the same man. "nbc 10" asked the police about the apparent hit and runs. in 2014 there were five hit and runs total for the whole year that killed pedestrians. this year so far we've already reached that number. two of those hit and runs happened last week. one of the victims, 2-year-old david alcea was killed in kensington. he was laid to rest yesterday. the owners of the car live in central police officer police officer. they tell police a family member borrowed it. that same day 4-year-old latif wilson was killed in philadelphia's kingsessing neighborhood. the driver has a lawyer and is expected to surrender but she has not done so yet. >>> this morning, all seven candidates in the race for philadelphia mayor will participate in a forum about affordable housing. i'll be moderating the event. the candidates will be asked about real estate tax reform i'll talk to them about the decl

a white dodge durango intentionally struck beatrice spence on the 4400 block of 17th street friday afternoonpolice say a romantic rival was behind the wheel of the vehicle that was located on the 6000 block of marvine street this morning. doctors had to amputate spence's leg. >>> calls forgoes at... calls for justice. grief stricken family and friends gathered today. the four-year-old was struck and killed by an suv while playing with his siblings on 57th street in southwest philadelphia on monday. the crime was all captured on camera and family members want the alleged hit and run driver to turn herself in. >>> the ma and in charge of a once powerful mexican drug cartel that operated near the american border is under arrest tonight. mexican authorities say they have captured jose hernandez fuentes. fuentes is the suspected leader of the gulf cartel. his arrest friday sparked gun fights in a town just over the border from texas. police have been looking for hernandez fuentes for sometime now. they say he eluded capture by using more than eat false identities. >>> australia raising its terror

that was just a few hours after the white suv allegedly used to hit beatrice spence was found in fern rock. that was breaking news yesterday morning here on nbc 10 news today. police believe the suspect was spence's romantic rival. they say she ran over spence in the city's nicetown section friday afternoon. one of spence's legs was severed and she remains in the hospital. the name of the alleged hit-and-run driver has not yet been released. >>> new information into a brush fire in bucks county. according to the bucs' county courier time ss, officials believe someone intentionally set the flames in ben salem which ripped through six acres of land thursday. >>> still ahead, demolition crews tear down a philadelphia landmark. what the future holds for the site of the iconic philadelphia international records building on broad street. >>> watch this. >> this is awesome. >> bing pop, now, you talk about a guy with a great attitude. >> plus, cheers to this guy. see what one baseball fan used to catch a fly ball in the stands and it wasn't his mitt. >> you know he was enjoying that more tha

coleman was behind the wheel of the white suv when she deliberately hit beatrice spence in knightstown. spence lost her leg. the two women were fighting over the same man. >>> "nbc 10" asked police about the recent rash of hit-and-run cases in the city. when compared to last year the numbers don't look good. they say in 2014 there were 5 hit and runs that killed pedestrians and this year we've already reached that number. one of the victims last week david alsea was killed in kensington. he was laid to rest yesterday. the owners of the car that hit him live in central pennsylvania. they tell police the family member had borrowed their vehicle when the boy was struck. that same day 4-year-old latif wilson was hit and killed by another driver in kingsessing. they found the suv involved in that crash. the driver has a lawyer and is expected to surrender but hasn't done so yet. >>> authorities in delaware county have a new tool to fight drug addiction but say more needs to be done to combat the growing problem. upper darby police said they have saved nearly a dozen lives by administering t

investigator sauce 29-year-old precious coleman intentionally drove her suv into another woman beatrice spenceay afternoon on the 4400 block of 17th street. police say spence and coleman were romantic rivals. doctors had to amputate spence's leg. coleman turned herself in on saturday. >>> family and friends paid their respects today to the two-year-old boy who was killed in a hit-and-run last week in kensington. a view was held this afternoon at rodriguez funeral home. he was hit by a car on mascher street walk wig his mother. he will be laid to rest tomorrow. police have recovered the car involved in incident but so far have not made any arrests. >> investigation continues tonight into a shooting at delaware state university that injured three people. those shots rang out on the dover campus last night during an annual cook out. the names of the victims not been released so far but police say they were not dsu students. campus police did tell students to stay inside while they swept the area. non students were asked to leave the campus. >>> meantime early this morning there was another shooti

family and friend of the 24 year-old beatrice spence affectionately known as dedesay they cannot believe the the circumstance that he is ended with dedein the hospital with critical injuries. >> she ran her over. she ran her over. she ran her over. she ran her over. >> reporter: those same friend and family say they know who did it. they say dede, and a woman identified only as precious were embroiled in the bitter dispute over a man they both dated. investigators say tensions bowled over this afternoon when the the suspect pulled up down the street in this white durango waiting for dedeto come outside her house on north 17th street. neighbors tell us they could hear the whole thing unfold. >> i was upstairs. i heard a car ref up. i her people screaming. >> reporter: the the suspect allegedly drove up on the sidewalk and randy deover, leaving her unconscious anded aboutly injured. this surveillance video shows durango with front end damage leaving the scene, come back and then drive away. then in the cruel twist of fate as dede's mother stayed by her identify in the ambulance she forgot

witnesses say this white suv with the woman they identified as precious behind the wheel mode down beatrice spenc, she lost most of her leg. at ledge motive, the suspect thought the victim was vying for romance even from her hospital bed site the victim denies that. >> she just keeps saying she ran me over, mom and took my leg, mom. i was than the even going with him. i got one leg. >> reporter: early saturday morning an anonymous tip led police to the discovery of this white dodge durango with front end damage and 6,000 block of marvine. police believe it is the same vehicle caught on surveillance during yesterday's crime. >> and that is when i saw with her coming a hundred miles an hour, running up here, i telling everybody to move move move. >> reporter: her uncle was also hit and if that tragedy was not enough sp ence mom and family, providing dinner cooking on the stove, during the chaos and a fire destroyed their home. and the spence family tells me they are getting help from the red cross because of the fire situation. they are also staying with family, as well. they also tell me that the

. >> family and friends of 24-year-old beatrice spence are beside themselves first came the hit-and-runhen the fire. >> she ran her over. she ran her over. >> reporter: after 2:00 friday after spence was outside her home on north 17th street with cousin the white suv came speeding down the street right at her. >> one cousin describe what happened but didn't want to be identified. >> she came the street speeding up the block and she ran my cousin over and that's when she backed up. >> reporter: another look at the surveillance from the reyes grocery store shows the white suv with the front end damage as it leaves the scene. family said the driver is a woman whose been in bitter feud with spence over a man. they say when the medic arrived one of spence' legs was barely still attached around the knee. >> she was just out. she was out of it. fortunately her mom got her to come to and when she came to she was really in serious shock. >> reporter: as family went with spence to the hospital, thing kept getting worse. a pot left on the stove set their home on fire. smoke and flames severely dam

in the interim, witnesses say the driver ran over 24-year-old beatrice spence. the impact so severe it severed one of the victim's legs right outside her home. they rushed her to the hospital and her house actually caught fire. something was left on the stove burning. so her husband is uninhabitable right now. spence is in critical condition over at temple university hospital. while she recovers, police are searching for the person driving this suv, a dodge durango. we're waiting for the tow truck to come and pull the vehicle out of this alley. some of the neighbors are starting to wake up and figure out what exactly is going on. a lot of them didn't know anything about this, didn't hear about the hit and run at all until we told them this morning. now they're just finding out about it and reacting to it. live in the fern rock section of philadelphia jesse gary nbc 10 news. >> and new information on a double stabbing in logan. police are telling us they labor resting two people in this case. nbc 10 was on the scene. police say one -- >> investigators say two mas

in the interim, witnesses say the driver ran down 24-year-old beatrice spence. the impact was so severe it severed one of her legs as she stood outside of her home. she's in critical condition this morning. while she was taken to the hospital, she left something cooking on the stove. that sparked a fire. the fire severely damaged her home. she can't even go back to her home because of the damage from the fire. detectives are out on the street as we speak looking for the person who they believe was driving that car during that intentional hip hit and run. i'll update the story in 30 minutes. >> happening today, family members will remember a 4-year-old boy killed in another hit and run. there will be a memorial service for latif wilson. police say they recovered the vehicle seen on surveillance system hitting the child and driving away. today's service begins at 11:00 a.m. greater bible. they believe they have the car that struck david and injured his mother on money. the owners took it to investigators yesterday after noticing damage and seeing surveillances and

that woman, beatrice spence lost her leg. the two women were fighting over the same man. >>> in bucks county police say a pickup truck hit and killed a man crossing the street. this happened on swamp and camp campbell road in plumbstead. the driver swerved around another vehicle which had slowed down so that the man could cross the road. then the driver of the pickup struck the victim. the driver did stop in this case. no word yet on any charges. >>> now to decision 2015. today is the last day for people in pennsylvania to register to vote in order to take part in this month's primary election. only democrats and republicans can cast ballots in the may 19th contest. voters will elect candidates for counties, local offices as well as seats in the local court system. six candidates are vying for the race in mayor. to learn more about the candidates and their platforms, where they stand on issues that are important to you, check out our "nbc 10" app. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it

police say pressure richardson coleman intentionally crashed her suv in beatrice spence. she had to have her leg amputated. investigators toll thus were romantic rivals. >>> new 59:30 no ordinary statue that was found in the bush necessary the burlington gas station after popping up on line. police are now investigating. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is live to tell us more about this bizarre find cleve. >> reporter: burlington city police have had this patrol car here all day to discourage suspicious activity after finding right over in these bushes a very unusual statue, it had a gun painted on this statue and some people think because of the racial, ethnic background of the gas station owner that this had a racist tone to it. >> i oughtcally proceeded to be a threat. >> reporter: that threat thinks statue janet the rosato saw a picture and then decided to check it out in the gulf station in burlington city this right here people, is an insult insult to us americans. >> reporter: her first thought is it was a muslim in the berk a holding an assault rifle. >> be

that was just a few hours after the white suv allegedly used to hit beatrice spence was found in fern rock. police believe the suspect was spence's romantic rival. they say she ran over spence in the city's nicetown section friday afternoon. one of spence's legs was severed and she remains in the hospital. the name of the alleged hit-and-run driver has not yet been released. >>> new information now on a brush fire in bucks county. according to the bucks county courier times, officials believe someone intentionally set the flames in ben salem, which ripped through at least six acres of land yesterday. the fire crept right up to the pennsylvania turnpike before crews were able to get it under control. >>> 6:35 right now. still ahead on nbc 10 news today, demolition crews tear down a philadelphia landmark. what the future holds for the site of the iconic philadelphia international records building on broad street. good morning bill. >> good morning, ted. the immediate weather future is looking pretty bright. we'll see sunshine today. there are changes ahead for tomorrow. there's wet weat

according to investigators, coalman was behind the wheel of this white suv when she deliberately hit beatrice spenceknightstown on friday. spence lost her leg and is still in the hospital. police say the two women were fighting over the same man. >>> "nbc 10" talked to philadelphia police about the recent rash of hit and run cases in the city. we found out that when compared to last year numbers do not look good. investigators tell us in 2014 there were just 5 hit and runs that killed pedestrians and this year we've already reached that number. two of those hit and runs happened last week. one of the victims, 2-year-old david alaceo was killed in kensington. he was laid to rest yesterday. investigators say the owners of the car that hit him live in central pennsylvania. they tell police a family member had borrowed it when the boy was struck. that same day 4-year-old latif wilson was killed by another driver in kingsessing. they found the suv involved in that crash. the driver has a lawyer and is expected to turn herself in. she has yet to do so. >>> the death of a maryland man while in police custo

now her name has not been released but police say a white dodge durango struck beatrice spence on the 4400 brook of 17th street friday afternoon. a romantic rival was allegedly behind the wheel of the vehicle on the 6000 block of mar vine street yesterday morning. doctors had to amputate spence's leg. >>> a construction worker is critically injured at a site in the fairmount section of the philadelphia. this all happened on the 1700 block of folsom street around 10:30 in the morning. police say that the the 30 year-old man came in contact with the live wire while working on that property. he was rushed to hahnemann hospital in critical condition. >>> well, five teens allegedly inspired by isis are now behind bars in australia. they are accused of plotting an attack against police officers and a ceremony for military ceremonies. cbs news correspondent wendy gilette has the details. >> reporter: police say this man 18 year-old and hey friend were plot to go carry out a terrorist attack during a holiday to remember veteran later this month. the the isis inspired plot allegedly included a

her name has in the been released but a white dodge durango intentionally struck beatrice spence on the 4400 block of 17th street the friday afternoon. police say a romantic rival was behind the wheel of the vehicle located on the 1600 block of mar vine street yesterday. doctors had to april tait spence's leg. >>> a construction worker is critically injured at a site in the fairmount section in the city this all happened in the 1700 block of folsom street around 10:30 yesterday morning. police say the the 30 year-old man came in contact with the live wire while working on that property. he was rushed to hahnemann hospital in critical condition. >>> well to day marks the 20th anniversary of the deadliest act of home grown terrorism on u.s. soil. on this date back in 1995, tim think mcveigh park a rental truck packed with explosives outside the alfred p murray building in oklahoma city, oklahoma. the the ensuing blast killed 168 people, including 19 children. more than 500 others were injured. today dignitaries and families will gather at the oklahoma city national memorial to honor and r

now her name has in the been released and police say a white dodge durango intentionally struck beatrice spence on the 4400 block of 17th street friday afternoon. a romantic rival was allegedly behind that wheel that was located on the 600 block of mar vine street yesterday morning. the doctors had had to am tied spence's leg. >>> it is 8:08 right now. happening right now, more than thousands of people filling ben franklin parkway for the the 20th annual donor dash run/walk. it is to benefit the gift of life program. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live on the parkway where preparations are now underway. perfect day for it alexandria, good morning. >> reporter: perfect day nicole. it has been so much fun. so much energy. they are expecting about 12,000 people, just to put that in perspective, 20 years when they started, they had 800 people out here. we have a 5k, 10k, those are still going on right now n15 minutes we will start getting ready to that are 3-d walk. now there are teams. way it works there are donor families. there are recipients. we are here with team matt. this is l

that was just a few hours after the white suv allegedly used to hit beatrice spend was found in fern rock. they say she ran over spence friday afternoon. one of expense's leg as was severed and she remains in the hospital. we're still working to find out the name of the alleged hit-and-run driver. >>> happening now, a remembrance ceremony is marking the 20th anniversary of the oklahoma city bombing. this is a live look. we are told former president bill clinton will speak some time during the ceremony. it was on this day, two decades ago, that timothy mcveigh drove a truck bomb into the alfred p. murrah federal building. he and his co-conspirator terry nichols, were accused of killing 168 people and injuring hundreds more. mcveigh was executed in 2001. nichols is still in prison. it was the worst terrorist attack on u.s. soil, prior to 9/11. >>> surprise showers put a hold on this concert as people were forced to run for cover. that story and a look at rain moving towards our area for the start of the workweek, when we come right back. >>> well one moment you're having fun and dancing at a concert, next, the skies ope