Daniel Lopez, 8, killed and 2 people injured in pickup rollover on Highway 285 north Roswell, New Mexico
Icy roads may have caused fatal crash involving child
State police believe icy roads may have caused a deadly car crash over the weekend.
U.S. 285 crash results in child's death
An 8-year-old boy from Fort Stockton, Texas, was ejected from a vehicle and later pronounced deceased at around 10 a.m. Sunday on U.S. Highway 285 near milepost 149, north of Roswell, according to New Mexico State Police.
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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.
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