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Mother, 2 Daughters Die in I-15 Head-On Crash

Associated Press

A mother and two daughters died Saturday when their car crossed a freeway center divider and slammed into an oncoming tractor-trailer, tying up traffic for hours on Interstate 15 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

The highway remained closed for nearly 14 hours, with traffic routed to a nearby state highway.

Two other daughters survived, but one was in critical condition, said John Coldsmith, administrative supervisor at Desert Hospital in Palm Springs.

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California Highway Patrol investigators speculated that Juana Jimenez-Carillo, 35, of Las Vegas fell asleep at the wheel. But the investigators have reached no conclusions, dispatcher Carol Martinez said.

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