Mother killed in accident

The woman was driving south on Valle Verde Drive near Clearwater Canyon Drive when her car collided head-on with a truck. The truck driver, 40-year-old Jeffery Marples, was booked into the Henderson Detention Center on three counts of felony DUI and one count of involuntary manslaughter.

UMC reported a 5-year-old boy injured in the wreck was in critical condition Friday and a 3-year-old girl was in serious but stable condition.

The name of the mother has not been released.

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