Ogallala, NE : Girl killed in crash on Interstate 80 on Wednesday, 26th December 2018

An 11-year-old Longmont girl and Columbine Elementary School student was killed in a fatal crash on Interstate 80 near Ogallala, Neb., this weekend.

Karen Valverde was with her family in a Chevrolet Tahoe traveling to visit family in Chicago for the holiday, according to close family friend Yesenia Pena. While driving east on the highway around 4:10 p.m. on Saturday, Karen's father, Edgar Valverde, suffered a seizure.

The other passengers in the vehicle, which included Karen's mother Gloria Berenice Salaices, and siblings Joseline, Jazmin and Dylan, attempted to gain control of the truck, according to a news release from the Nebraska State Patrol.

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