Sebastian Smith, 14, killed; Rachel Boucher, 17, and Kelley Rielley, 35, injured in crash between car and pickup on Mangum Road and U.S. Highway 550 south of Bloomfield, New Mexico
Bloomfield teenager killed in car crash south of Bloomfield
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.
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