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Krisha Patel, 5, died after a pick-up truck crashed into her family’s car on Sat., May 24, in Massachusetts

Her mother, Minaben Patel, 38, died on Tuesday, June 4, from injuries she sustained in the crash

The suspect was allegedly drinking from an open bottle of vodka when he crossed the road into the Patel’s oncoming car, police said

The Massachusetts mother of a 5-year-old girl killed by an alleged drunk driver in a wrong-way crash over Memorial Day weekend has died — and the suspect now faces serious criminal charges.

On Saturday, May 24, at about 6:22 p.m., David Blanchard, 21, of Franklin, who allegedly had an open container of alcohol in his pick-up truck and was operating under the influence of alcohol, struck a car carrying a family of four, the Norfolk District

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