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7-year-old New Mexico girl drives for help after crash kills dad
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By The Associated Press
CLOVIS, N.M. - Police in New Mexico say a seven-year-old girl drove the family's damaged vehicle to get help after her father was killed in a crash.
State police Capt. Jimmy Glascock says 40-year-old Guillermo Montes of Bovina, Texas, was thrown out of the vehicle Saturday night when it rolled off a highway.
Glascock says little Elizabeth Kazza realized her father was dead and drove for about five kilometres until a passing motorist spotted her.
Authorities found Montes dead at the scene. The girl and her four-year-old brother were treated for minor injuries.
State police said Wednesday that Elizabeth told officers her dad was driving to Clovis, about 40 kilometres from Bovina, to get beer when they crashed.
They said alcohol was believed to be a factor in the crash.
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By The Associated Press
CLOVIS, N.M. - Police in New Mexico say a seven-year-old girl drove the family's damaged vehicle to get help after her father was killed in a crash.
State police Capt. Jimmy Glascock says 40-year-old Guillermo Montes of Bovina, Texas, was thrown out of the vehicle Saturday night when it rolled off a highway.
Glascock says little Elizabeth Kazza realized her father was dead and drove for about five kilometres until a passing motorist spotted her.
Authorities found Montes dead at the scene. The girl and her four-year-old brother were treated for minor injuries.
State police said Wednesday that Elizabeth told officers her dad was driving to Clovis, about 40 kilometres from Bovina, to get beer when they crashed.
They said alcohol was believed to be a factor in the crash.
