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May 27, 2009 10:41 am US/Central

7-Year-Old Drives For Help After Crash In N.M.

Reports: Dad Was Driving Across The Border For Beer

CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) ― State police say a 7-year-old Texas girl drove the family's damaged vehicle for about three miles for help after it crashed, killing her father.

State police Capt. Jimmy Glascock says 40-year-old Guillermo Montes of Bovina, Texas, was thrown out Saturday night when he rolled the vehicle off N.M. 77 into a field in Curry County.

Glascock says the girl, Elizabeth Kazza, realized her father was dead, and drove for help until a passing motorist spotted her.

Authorities found Montes dead at the scene.

State police said Wednesday Elizabeth told officers her dad was driving Clovis, about 25 miles from Bovina, to get beer when they crashed.

They say Elizabeth and her 4-year-old brother were treated for minor injuries at a Clovis hospital and turned over to their mother.

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