Philadelphia Medevac Jet Crash Claims 7 Lives, Including Local Father; 24 Injured

Steven Dreuitt, a 37-year-old father, was killed in his car during the crash, while his fiancée and young son remain hospitalized with critical burns.

• A medevac jet carrying six people crashed into a residential street in Northeast Philadelphia, killing all onboard and one person on the ground, Steven Dreuitt.
• Dreuitt's fiancée, Dominique Goods-Burke, suffered burns on 70% of her body and is in a medically induced coma, while their 9-year-old son, Ramesses, has burns on 90% of his body and is fighting for his life in a Boston burn unit.
• The crash injured at least 24 people on the ground, with several homes and vehicles catching fire due to the explosion and debris from the crash site spanning several blocks.
• The medevac jet was transporting a pediatric patient and her mother back to Mexico after treatment in Philadelphia, alongside four crew members; all six were Mexican nationals and did not survive.
• Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder and other flight data systems, which are being analyzed to determine the cause of the crash.

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