Child dies in crash
Man charged after toddler is killed in N.M. 264 crash

A shoe rests in the dirt near the scene of a fatal on-vehicle accident on Tuesday morning on Highway 264. The vehicle apparently ran the stop sign while heading north on County Road one, crossed Highway 264 and hit the embankment and flipped three times before coming to rest. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

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Gallup Independent
By Phil Stake
Staff writer

BLACK HAT — A 2-year-old girl died during a fatal crash Tuesday morning on N.M. Highway 264 near County Road 1.

A late model Jeep Grand Cherokee was the only vehicle involved in the crash, which took place about 6 a.m., according to McKinley County Sheriff’s Investigator Owen Peña. Inside were three people — the driver, Eric Murphy, 29, stepfather of the two small children who were passengers.

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