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The two-vehicle crash happened at 7:38 a.m. at the intersection of Mangum Road and U.S. Highway 550. Rachel Boucher of Bloomfield was driving the car east on Mangum Road when she pulled pulled into the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 550 and was broadsided by a pick-up driven by Kelley Rielley of Bloomfield. Boucher's passenger, Sebastian Smith,of Bloomfield, was killed in the crash. Boucher was brought to San Juan Regional Medical Center in critical condition. Rielley suffered minor injuries.
Authorities say a family from Argyle were killed when their vehicle collided head-on with another while they were traveling in New Mexico. New Mexico State Police say the crash occurred Friday around 9 p.m. on US 550, about 20 miles south of Bloomfield. According to investigators, 24-year-old Brian Lee became fatigued while driving northbound and crossed the center line. They say his Ford truck crashed into a van heading southbound.