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Plano drunk driving crash injures single mother just before school starts — Photo: Fox 4 Dallas

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Plano drunk driving crash injures single mother just before school starts

A suspected drunk driver rear-ended a mother near State Highway 121 and Independence Parkway in Plano, injuring her just before her daughter's senior year of school.

By Vania Castillo·6 hr ago

A North Texas student who was set to start her senior year of school this week has spent the past few days at her mother's bedside following a devastating crash.

Javiera Mellafe said her life changed around midnight Sunday because a suspected drunken driver rear-ended her mother.

Plano DWI Crash What we know: The crash happened near State Highway 121 and Independence Parkway in Plano.

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