A drunken driver who was driving a 2004 GMC Sierra caused one of the
worst traffic crashes in Las Vegas' history, police said, when he slammed into a the side of a sport utility vehicle -
1998 Mercedes-Benz ML 320 - carrying a family, killing five of the eight people of including an infant, a toddler and two young boys Saturday night.
The 32-year-old woman who was driving and two boys between 8 and 11 years of age were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. A girl who was about a year to 18 months old died on the way to University Medical Center, and a boy younger than 1 died Sunday morning from his injuries, police said.
The three survivors from the SUV -- 20-year-old Karla Dominguez, a woman who is about 35 and a girl who is about 8 -- were in very serious condition Sunday night, police said. They were uncertain who was sitting where in the Mercedes but said there would have been enough seat belts for all of them. Police said at least one of the youngest children was in a child-safety seat.
About 9:30 p.m., Jayne was eastbound on Farm Road in a 2004 GMC Sierra and went through the four-way stop at a high rate of speed, police said.
At the same time, the SUV, which was northbound on Tenaya, drove into the intersection. Jayne slammed into the left side of the Mercedes. The Mercedes' gasoline tank ruptured, and it burst into flames, police said.
Police said they think the victims died from the impact of the collision and not from the fire.
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