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Woman Arrested For Deadly November Crash

(Salem, OR)  --  A woman is facing charges in connection to a crash that killed three Salem residents including a child near Dayton back in November.  Oregon State Police say officers arrested 33-year-old Krista Marie Ann Ashley late last week on three counts of first-degree manslaughter, one count of second-degree assault and one count of third-degree assault DUII.  Police say Ashley was intoxicated while driving on Highway 221 on November 18th when she crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a Chevy Cruze head-on.  The 69-year-old Chevy driver Susie Valdez and her 70-year-old passenger Robert Valdez were both killed in the crash, along with a girl riding in Ashley's car.  Three others including Ashley were hospitalized for injuries.

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