"NEWBURGH, NY — Some quick thinking from 10-year-old Lashaun Armstrong saved his own life Tuesday night, but he could not get help quickly enough to save the lives of his three siblings or his mother, who drove the family minivan into the Hudson River just before 8 p.m.
"Lashaun escaped out a window after his mother, Lashandra Armstrong, 25, drove the car down the boat launch with four kids aboard, reportedly following a domestic disturbance. Lashaun swam to shore and ran for help.
"At about 7:50 p.m., Fire Chief Michael Vatter said, Lashaun ran into a nearby firehouse, soaking wet and so despondent he could hardly speak, and told what had happened. He had been taken there by a passerby who saw him after he came out of the river.
"Responders found the minivan submerged in about 10 feet of water, four dead inside.
"Police said they believe the children — boys Landon and Lance Pierre, ages 5 and 2, and girl Lainaina Pierre, 11 months — were alive when the minivan went into the water.
"`There is no logic,` Mayor Nicholas Valentine said this morning. `No one should do anything like this. Find another way out of it, especially with the children. Find help.`"
From lohud.com...
UPDATE:
04/14/2011 — Mom left chilling Facebook entry...08/10/2011 — Dad sues NYC for $80M...
What a burden to carry for the rest of his life. It was selfish act from his mother. I wish all people know that there is help out there.
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