REVERE, MASS. (WHDH) - A somber vigil was held in Revere Thursday night for a little girl and her infant sister who were tragically struck and killed by a car early Sunday morning.
The two-month-old baby, identified as Natasha Nicole Mejia-Rivera, died Wednesday night from injuries she sustained in the crash that also killed her sister, 5-year-old Adrianna Mejia-Rivera, according to the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office.
Their mother was critically injured and two other people were hospitalized.
At the vigil outside Revere City Hall Thursday night, the girls’ father, Edgar Mejia, said, “I am experiencing the worst pain of my life, losing both of my babies. For the authorities, let there be justice for my daughters. May their death not be in vain because it is a pain that only a parent can feel.”
Mejia also thanked the community while expressing his unbearable pain.
Their mother, who also attended the vigil, held onto a teddy bear as a large, emotional crowd lit candles and prayed.
“My heart just bleeds for this family,” said Revere resident Renee Burns. “I mean, it is devastating, especially around this time of year.”
Autumn Harris, 42, of Beacon Hill, was ordered held on $10,000 cash bail following her arraignment Monday in Chelsea District Court on charges of motor vehicle homicide and negligent operation of a motor vehicle for her alleged role in the collision near the intersection of Route 145 and North Shore Road.
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