Six young kids orphaned after parents die in crash with car in police chase
A family of six young brothers and sisters have been left orphans after both their parents died in a devastating date night car crash.
Victims Ryan Ambrosio, 45, Jennifer Dormitorio Ambrosio, 43, were on their way home when their car was hit by a stolen pickup truck fleeing police. The couple were just a few minutes away from the family home in the city of Farmington, Michigan, when they were hit head-on on January 6.
Their children, aged between two and nine, have been named as Amelia, Maria Grace, Faustina, Benedict, Raphael, and Julian. Their parents had been driving home from a date night when they were hit head-on by a pickup with its lights off travelling the wrong way up a highway at a high-speed police chase.
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Ryan Ambrosio, 45, and Jennifer Dormitorio Ambrosio, 43, were both killed in the car crash (CEN)The 35-year-old driver of the stolen 2006 Ford Super Duty pickup truck and his 29-year-old passenger have not been named. Michigan State Police said: "The suspect driver of the pickup backed up nearly hitting the patrol car.
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"The suspect then exited the parking lot onto 8 Mile Road near the Southfield Freeway. The troopers attempted a traffic stop and the suspect fled the scene." Police said the suspect turned off the pickup's headlights during the chase and started driving the wrong way up the road into the traffic.
The couple were only minutes away from their home when the crash happened (CEN)
They were hit head-on by a pickup truck driving the wrong way (CEN)They explained: "The vehicle then entered northbound M-10 heading southbound with its headlights still off. The suspect driver then stuck a 2011 GMC Terrain that was northbound head-on near Civic Center Drive."
Ryan and Jennifer were pronounced dead at the scene. Police said: "Their family has been notified. The occupants of the suspect vehicle, a 35-year-old male driver from Romulus and a 29-year-old female passenger from Detroit are listed in serious condition at a local hospital but are expected to survive."
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A special police team were called to the site to reconstruct the crash. After the crash, the victims' family and friends launched a GoFundMe campaign to collect funds for the children.
The campaign says: "In the early morning hours of 6th January, Ryan and Jen Ambrosio were on their way home from a date night when their lives were cut short in a fatal car wreck. They were so loved, by so many of us. Their families, friends, church, and community groups are reeling from this shocking loss.
A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to raise money for the children (CEN)"The greatest impact of this tragedy is [and will continue to be] on their six young children: Amelia, Maria Grace, Faustina, Benedict, Raphael, and Julian. We are incredibly grateful for the outpouring of prayers, hugs, kind words, tears shared, and meals prepared thus far. If you have the financial means, please consider a donation to support the Ambrosio family during this time of grief, transition, and beyond."
More than $350,000 (£275,000) has been raised as of January 10.
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