Farmington,NM : Authorities believe alcohol to be a factor in deadly crash on may, monday 15th 2017

More information is emerging about a horrible crash over the weekend that killed a Four Corners father, mother and their two young children. The driver of the vehicle that hit the family near Cuba also died, and investigators say they believe that driver had been drinking.

That driver has been identified as 47-year-old Paul Ortega of Coyote, New Mexico. His passengers -- 50-year-old Amador Jacquez and 26-year-old Jacob Martinez, both of Chimayo, and 35-year-old Daniel Gonzales of Gallina -- all survived.

Sandoval County sheriff’s deputies say that the occupants of the Chevy Tahoe have not been positively identified, but indicators all point to the occupants being Melissa, Jimmie, 4-year-old Grant and 2-year-old Chace Crawford.


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Authorities believe alcohol to be a factor in deadly crash