Baby Born After Route 4 Crash Dies; Memorial at URI Tonight

The family of Sullynette Sanchez, the 23-year-old pregnant woman who was killed in a fatal accident on Route 4 two weeks ago, told NBC 10 on Tuesday the baby who was born after the crash has died.

Two-week-old Daryel Sanchez died Tuesday morning at Women and Infants Hospital, family members said. 

He was born by C-section at Kent Hospital after the Sept. 28 three-car crash that took his mother's life, then transferred to the intensive care unit at Women and Infants Hospital.

Sully Sanchez was driving on Route 4 in East Greenwich near Frenchtown Road when her SUV was rear-ended. In turn, her car rear-ended a third car.

The driver accused of hitting Sanchez has not been criminally charged or identified. Neither he nor the driver of the third car was injured. 

Sanchez worked in the office of admission at the University of Rhode Island. She graduated from the school in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in psychology.

Here are earlier stories about the accident:

Pregnant Woman Killed In Route 4 Crash

Driver In Fatal Route 4 Accident May Have Been Distracted

Baby Delivered After Crash Survives

Fundraisers Spring Up For Baby Of Crash Victim Sully Sanchez

'Good Samaritans' In Route 4 Fatal Accident Surface

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The following release is courtesy the University of Rhode Island Department of Communications and Marketing.

URI to celebrate life of Sullynette ‘Sully’ Sanchez

WHO: University of Rhode Island students, faculty, staff, guest speakers and performers.

WHAT: The University community will come together tonight to celebrate the life and joy that Sullynette “Sully” Sanchez brought to the community. There will be guest speakers, performances, and an open mic. Bracelets and balloons will be sold to support the Sanchez family. There will be a raffle and a donation box at the door, and all proceeds will go toward helping the Sanchez family.

To donate visit www.giveforward.com/fundraiserforsullystevensfamily <http://www.giveforward.com/fundraiserforsullystevensfamily> or sullynetteandbabysanchez1.chipin.com/sullynette-and-baby-sanchez <http://sullynetteandbabysanchez1.chipin.com/sullynette-and-baby-sanchez>

BACKGROUND: A staff member in the Office of Admission, Ms. Sanchez was killed in a motor vehicle accident late last month. She was in her ninth month of pregnancy. Her baby, Daryel Noah, died tragically this week.

A 2011 University of Rhode Island graduate who earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology, Ms. Sanchez became a permanent member of the admission staff last fall. Passionate about her URI experience and the benefits she gained from the Talent Development Program, she was enthusiastic in conveying her pride and great love for URI to prospective students.

As a student, she worked as a manager at the Memorial Union, where supervisors described her as a great manager of people. Able to speak English and Spanish fluently, she was a major asset to the admission team.

WHEN: Today, October 18 at 8 p.m. to midnight

WHERE: Memorial Union <http://events.uri.edu/memorialunion>  Ballroom, 50 Lower College Road, University of Rhode Island, Kingston.

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