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Date: 
Friday, October 17, 2014
Keccia Jansen, 48, had been drinking at a local bar when she decided to drive home on Highway 42. While trying to turn her car around, the vehicle became stuck and Connie Hughes parked her car at the top of a hill to prevent people from hitting Jansen. Meanwhile, Jansen's son, Nicholas Mendenhall, had also been drinking and stole a car, which he attempted to drive home taking the same route. He crashed into Hughes' vehicle, fatally injuring her. Mendenhall has been charged with murder, DUI, and five counts of wanton endangerment. Janson was also charged with DUI.