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According to police, a 1997 Ford Explorer driven by Aaron Siegel of Scotts Valley, California, was eastbound on I-40 near mile marker 248 when a tire blew, causing the vehicle to veer into the median and roll over at about 1 a.m. Two passengers, Chelsea Lawson, 29, and Natasha Siegel, 6, also of Scotts Valley, were ejected from the vehicle and killed. Neither passenger was wearing a seat belt. Aaron Siegel, who was wearing his seat belt, was airlifted to UNM Hospital with critical injuries.
At around 10 a.m. Sunday north of Roswell, New Mexico, a Ford pickup driver was southbound when he struck an icy spot in the roadway. The pickup crossed the median into oncoming traffic, where it rolled over and ejected an 8-year-old child. The child, Daniel Lopez of Fort Stockton, Texas, died at the scene. Two other pickup occupants were injured.