. >> this was the scene last night on hannon street in hyattsville. this is where sherry ly is live with the latest on the accident. >> reporter: at this point, police are still investigating this case trying to figure out just how this could have happened. those five children are in critical condition at children's hospital this morning. police say that the woman driving the suv is the mother of one of the children. police, fire and rescue flooded this neighborhood street. the five children ranging from 1 1/2 to 11 years old we're told were in the driveway of the house in the 2200 block of hannon street. it was around 8:30 last night. the woman backing up apparently did not see the children. the vehicle continued after hitting the kids and ended up lodged in the garage. police say paramedics had to perform cpr on at least one of the children. >> the lady was in the vehicle, backed up, five children were struck. the vehicle continued and lodged into the garage that is in the rear portion of that house. >> reporter: obviously, there are a number of thi

it happened last night along hannon street in the lewisdale section of voting rightsville. that's where megan mcgrath is -- of hyattsville. that's where megan mcgrath is this morning. >> reporter: good morning. just a horrible accident. and as the sun has come up this morning, we have video to show you of the garage that was damaged in this accident. give you a little idea of what happened here yesterday. there were five children ranging in age from 1 1/2 to 11-years-old. they were playing in the driveway of a home in the 2200 block of hannon street in lewisdale. a woman who lives at the time, the mother of at least one of the children, hit the children. she was apparently backing up her suv, did not see them, hits all five of the kids. now as you would imagine, it was a panicky and chaotic situation. the suv continued on and ultimately came to a rest, slamming into the garage which is in the back yard at the end of the driveway there as you see from this video. just a horrible accident. the children were taken to the hospital in critical condition. some have library of con

. >> this happened last night on hannon street? hyattsville and that is what fox 5's sherry ly is live with the latest on this investigation. >> reporter: those five children are in critical condition this morning. they were hit by an suv in a driveway just down the street here. it is about three houses down here on hannon street and this morning, we got a better look at some of the damage left behind. police say the suv was backing up when it hit the five children and then ended up lodged in the garage causing significant damage to that. the house is in the 2200 block of hannon street in the lewisdale section of hyattsville. police say the driver apparently did not see the children in the driveway. this was the scene ight. the accident happened around 8:45. the five kids range in age from 1 1/2 to 11 years old. they were rushed to children's hospital. police say medics had to perform cpr on at least one of them. the police believe the families of all the churn have been notified. driver's name has not been released and so far, no

block of hannon street where an suv has backed into a driveway and run over a group of five children. let's go to video now. this happened around 8:30 tonight. a woman driving possibly a ford expedition was backing in when an accelerated and struck the children who were playing in the driveway area. some were crushed or trapped underneath. let's hear what neighbors and police have to say. quad's they were playing and then the car -- they told me that the woman tried to stop the car. instead of stopping and, she did it by accident and reversed more. that is when all the damage was done. >> the lady in the vehicle backed up. five children were struck. the vehicle continued and lodged in to the grunge that is in the rear portion of the house. -- in the garage as in the rear portion of the house. >> the driver is the parent of at least one of these children. their conditions are range from serious to critical condition. that woman is being questioned by police. >> a terrible story. thank you. keep us updated on that tonight. we turn to our other big story. we are on storm watch. >> withi

this is what the scene looked like a short time ago in the 2200 block of hannon street in hyattsville. fox 5's aubrey barnes on the scene. >> reporter: i'm in the 2200 block of hannon street in the lewisdale section of prince george's county. we want to get to sky fox video which is over the massive scene that sets the scene. you can see what rescue crews were dealing with. this is a neighborhood where the houses are very close together. there are tons of peep on the street now just as there were a few -- people on the street now just as there were a few hours ago when a young mother in the driveway of a house here tried to back up in that driveway. five kids were right behind her. she apparently did not see them and those kids have now been taken to children's hospital in d.c. we're told they are all in critical condition. >> the lady was in the vehicle, backed up, five children were struck. the vehicle continued and lodged into the garage that is in the rear portion of that house. >> reporter: now police investigators tell us that those five kids range in age from 1 1/2 to 11 years

being hit by an neighbors rushed to help the children last night at the scene in the 2200 block of hannon street. that's where we find john gonzalez with more. morning. >> good morning. that's right. many of the neighbors came to the aid these very young victim's before paramedics arrived. detectives are trying to figure happened when a woman apparently put her car in reverse and suddenly exhilarated. a horrific scene in the driveway home, fiveisdale including a toddler struck or pinned under an suv. the frantic moments afterwards on cell phone video. >> the lady tried to stop the but instead of stopping, reversed by accident and the damage was done. >> the call came in to police before 9:00 last night. the children's ages ranged from 11.and-a-half to the car continued backing up and garage.ed into the this is heard adults arguing and shouting at the house just moments before. >> the lady was in vehicle, backed up, five children were struck. the vehicle continued and lodged in the rearage portion of the house. a woman who is the mother of the children put suv in reverse and backed up who

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this accident happened last night along hannon street near drexel street in the lewis dale neighborhood. delia goncalves is live at the children's medical center. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning andrea. u know we know the five children are still here at the hospital suffering from injuries that range from serious to critical at this point and doctors are certainly taking a very close look and keeping an eye on the children. cell phone video taken at the scene thoughs emts working on the victims shortly after this crash happened. the pois and girls range in age if -- boys and girls range in age from 11 to just 1.35 years old. the woman behind the wheel one of the children's mother. she was she behind the wheel to have suv and she never saw the children playing when she backed up the vehicle crushing those kids. >> lady -- started the vehicle and backed up and five children were struck. the vehicle continued and lodged into the garage that is in the rear portion of that house. >> reporter: a very tragic situation and police are saying this could be an accident at this point.

they were playing in a driveway in the 2200 block of hannon street in lewisdale, prince george's county. a woman who lives at the home and is the mother of at least one of the children, she was backing her suv out of the driveway when she hit all five of the children. as you would imagine, it was a very chaotic and panicky situation. the suv continued and ultimately slammed into the driveway. part of the emergency response was captured on a cell phone by someone who was in the area. just a terrible, terrible situation. as rescue crews worked on those children. they do have life threatening injuries. they were taken to the hospital in critical condition. it's unclear at this point whether the woman was returning to the home or whether she was leaving the home. again, she was backing up in the driveway. the children were playing in the driveway. she apparently did not see them. and she hit all five of the kids with her suv. the investigation into exactly how this happened is still ongoing. no word on any charges, whether charge have been filed. and we're trying to get an update on the con

this happened last night in prince george's county on hannon street near drexel street in the lewisdale neighborhood. delia goncalves explains that there was a strange twist to this horrible story. >> reporter: family friend shows us how the ford expedition packed into the driveway slamming into five playing children. [ speaking foreign language ] he says i was in the house when i heard people screaming and looked out the window to see the kids on the ground. >> she mistakenly stepped on the gas rather than the brake of that suv. >> reporter: police say the driver, 33-year-old maria anna cruz lopez crashed into the children killing her own 8-year- old daughter natalie hernandez cruz. family friends say she was toppled by falling bricks [ speaking foreign language ] >> just 40 minutes prior to this tragic accident police actually responded to this home for a tenant dispute. it appears the driver of the car was scheduled to be evicted that very night. >> the people that live in the neighborhood, i want them to move out of the house. >> she tried several times the talk to her but she don't

it happened last night on hannon city. police say a woman was backing into a driveway when she hit the children. we'll have more on this shortly. >>> a gruesome scrim in hartford county, maryland and we want to warn you the details are disturbing. police say 21-year-old alexander teniolo has admitted to killing his house mate and eating parts of the body. earlier this week, detectives found some of the remaining body parts in the house he shared with his family and the victim. >> it is horrible. we can't believe something like this happened in this neighborhood. it is really sad. the family, they are such a good family. >> he was out of jail on bond for an unrelated crime when he was arrested for the murder. bail has been denied. >>> maryland state police made an arrest in a disturbing case involving boys in the bathroom at two i-95 rest stops. investigators say this man, 28- year-old brian williams, took several videos that showed 11 boys using urinals at the chesapeake and maryland house rest stops north of baltimore. th

shomari stone is on hannon street in the lewisdale section of hyattsville now. shomari? >> reporter: well, jim, we were the first to arrive on scene, the first news crew, and that scene was chaotic. the children were crushed. and right now i just got an update. they are in critical condition. let me move out of the way real quick for you. you can see, as my photographer zooms in, there are a lot of investigators out here still gathering details. talking to witnesses. many people are obviously upset. now, there was a woman who immediately ran across the street when this all happened. let's take a look at her cell phone video right now. investigators told me the five kids were playing at a house in the lewisdale section of hyattsville. a mother of at least one of the kids gets in her ford expedition suv, reverses, driving over the kids, crushing them. police say the suv was lodged in the garage when they arrived at this chaotic scene. now, medics transported the kids to children's hospital, and there's different children -- i mean there's different parents for different ki

police say the car plowed into the crowd of children on hannon street in hyattsville. the children ranging in age from one-and-a-half to 11. john gonzalez joins us on the scene where investigators are trying to figure out what went wrong. >> before paramedics arrived last night many of the neighbors came to the aid of these very young children. you said police are trying to figure this out. the woman apparently put her car in reverse and then suddenly exhilarated. this was horrific scene in the driveway of this home in lewisdale, maryland. the five children including a toddler were struck or pinned under the large suv. the frantic moments afterwards were captured on a neighbor's cell phone video of. the woman is the mother of at least one of the children who were playing in the yard and the driveway last night. call came in to police around 9:00. the children's ages again, from one-and-a-half to 11. the car continued backing up and lodged into a garage that was detached from home in the backyard. witnesses recalled hearing adults arguing and shouting at the house just

. >> this was the scene last night on the 2200 block of hannon street in hyattsville. that is where fox 5's sherri ly is live with an update on this tragic accident. sherri? >> reporter: tony and allison, we have just learned a short time ago that an 8-year-old girl who happens to be the daughter of the driver of that suv has died. one person remains in critical condition. the other three had minor injuries. here's the breakdown of what we know. let's show you some of the damage from the accident back here. you can see the garage where that car slammed into. the 6-year-old boy we're told, a 7-year-old girl and almost 2- year-old boy had minor injuries. the 8-year-old girl natalie hernandez cruz and she did die. the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the children were playing in front of the garage around 8:45 last night, when the driver in an suv hit the kids and slammed into the garage. police say that woman, maria anna cruz lopez, accidently hit the gas instead of the break as she was backing into the driveway. just about 40 minutes prior to this accident, police had also

eye on breaking news, five kids hit by a car after it went through a garage in the 2200 block of hannonyattsville, bring you details as we get them.  >>> have an update on that water main break in northwest d.c., repairs still taking place, likely the 12-inch pipe will be fixed sometime overnight. it broke around dawn at the corner of connecticut and n street. workers with d.c. water knew they had a problem on their hands as the water gushed out, local businesses forced to close for the day. >> a lot of our guests are reservation based which were full today and we've called all those guests, apologized, but unfortunately without the water we weren't able to open today. >> again d.c. water hopes to have the pipe fixed overnight and water restored by tomorrow morning. one southbound lane of connecticut is open, two northbound lanes open. n street is closed in the area. d.c. water says drivers should avoid the area, if possible. >>> the federal government announced a major crackdown on some of those discount bus companies that shuttle passengers to new york and ot

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they were playing in the driveway we're told of a home in the 2200 block of hannon street.before 9:00 last night. when the mom backed up her suv and she never saw the kids. she then we're told continued and crashed into the garage door. >> really no -- more than a total distance of 75 to 100 feet. i don't believe she's the mother of all the children. >> reporter: this early point in the investigation, police are still trying to put a lot of the pieces of this puzzle together but they believe the mother wasn't traveling too fast. they believe since it was a short distance she was only going maybe 0 to 10 miles an hour at the very most they say. that's preliminary at this point. but you can certainly imagine the weight of that car and the direct ohm pact on all children -- impact on all five children certainly enough to cause some very serious injuries. >> delia goncalves reporting live outside children's hospital. >>> later this morning a one time olympic hopeful will be sentenced in a prince george's county courtroom. dover ma coast was convicted on two counts of assault an

the kids were hit outside the home on hannon street in hyattsville.ldren, and it crashed into the garage. >>> some disturbing details not appropriate for everyone. kids especially, so they might want to leave a room. involving a murder in maryland. police say a 21-year-old morgan state university student, alexander kinyua, confessed to killing his house mate and eating parts of his body. earlier this week detectives found some of the remaining body parts in the house alexander kinyua shared with his family and the victim. police arrested alexander kinyua. he is being held without bail. >>> the latest now from the campaign trail. president obama heads to the midwest this morning. he'll speak at a plant in minnesota, then heads to chicago later this day for campaign events and a fundraiser. another endorsement for republican presidential nominee mitt romney. yesterday former first lady nancy reagan announced her support. romney and his wife visited mrs. reagan at her home. in a statement, mrs. reagan said romney would provide leadership that our country