Mom drives van into Hudson River in NY, killing self, 3 kids

NEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a 10-year-old boy escaped through the window of a minivan as his mother drove herself and three children into New York's Hudson River. The mother and three children died.

They say the boy swam to shore and ran for help.

Police say Lashanda Armstrong drove the minivan into the river in the city of Newburgh at about 8 p.m. Tuesday night. They say she was involved in a domestic incident right before she killed herself and the children. Another woman also escaped the van.