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HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — Authorities investigating a fiery head-on crash in West Texas don’t know why a 13-year-old boy was driving while his father sat in the passenger seat of a pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and collided with a passenger van, killing nine people.

The lawsuit stems from the 2019 death of Jeremy Banner, 50, who died when his Tesla Model 3 crashed into the underside of a semi-trailer truck crossing a Florida highway. The case is scheduled to go to trial Sept. 20 in Palm Beach County.

LAPD blamed a faulty alert from an automated license plate reader, but the arrested man said the officers started following him before they got the alert, according to the suit.

Self-disciplined and competitive, Jackson Zinn was all business on the golf course. Despite his big heart for helping others, he could be tough on himself if he wasn’t shooting in the 60s.

HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — Nine people have died in a fiery, head-on collision in West Texas, including six New Mexico university students and a coach returning from a golf tournament, as well as a 13-year-old boy, authorities said.

A Ford Fusion going the wrong way crashed head-on with a Ford Focus in the carpool lane at about 12:30 a.m., authorities said.

It happened early Tuesday at Van Buren Boulevard, north of Clay Street. A motorist from Moreno Valley was arrested.

Preliminary investigation suggests the 2018 Tesla was speeding when it collided head-on with the end of a k-rail dividing southbound and northbound lanes, police said.

Gas prices soared as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine raises questions about energy supplies and a rapidly recovering economy boosts demand for fuel.