Two NJ Brothers, Dog, Dead After Car Falls Off I-95 in Philly

Loved ones are mourning the loss of two brothers who were killed after their vehicle crashed and fell off the roadway on I-95 in Philadelphia.

Police say Aaron Davis, 23, of Cranbury, New Jersey, and Joshua Davis, 22, of East Windsor, New Jersey, were inside a 2006 Mazda that was traveling on I-95 North and approaching Castor Avenue in Philadelphia back on Friday, March 21, shortly after 10 p.m.

Their younger brothers, Benjamin and Nathaniel Davis, both 18, and a puppy. The younger brothers inside the vehicle were critically injured as they were rushed to the hospital for treatment. The dog did not survive the crash.

Witnesses told authorities the Mazda was racing with a Dodge Challenger on the highway before the accident occurred. Police come to the conclusion the driver of the Mazda then lost control of the vehicle which struck a guiderail, overturned numerous times and then went over the edge of the roadway before falling and crashing on Castor Avenue, below the I-95 overpass.

As police continued to investigate the crash, they found that the Davis brothers were active members of Cathedral International Church in New Jersey

Bishop Donald Hilliard Jr. of Cathedral International Church, described the victims as hardworking men who were always involved in their church community and had a tightknit bond with their three other brothers.

“[The Davis Family] lost two of their five sons last night in a terrible car accident,” he said in a video message for the congregation. “Cathedral church is in deep mourning. These children were born into our church. I christened them. I baptized them and they need our prayers. And we need to pray for those who are grieving.”

Bishop Hilliard Jr. told NBC10 on Monday that Benjamin Davis was released from the hospital while his twin brother Nate remains hospitalized.

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Information from this article was sourced from NBC10 Philadelphia

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