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Teen killed in accident near Springfield

Update Sept. 5, 2016 3:30p: A GoFundMe account was set up for the family of a 16-year-old teen girl who died Saturday morning.

The account said Karla Nayeli Gomez–Pacheco, of Firth, was killed and left behind a baby girl.

You can find the account at https://www.gofundme.com/2n69xgs.

ORIGINAL STORY: A 16-year-old girl was killed in a car accident early Saturday morning.

Bingham County Sheriff, Craig Rowland, said the girl was riding with two other teens in the car.

They were driving on Highway 39 from Aberdeen, Rowland said.

Just after 6 a.m., the driver drifted off the highway and hit a driveway causing the car to roll near Springfield. It’s unclear which teen boy was driving, Rowland said.

All three teens were ejected. None of them were wearing a seatbelt, Rowland said.

The two teen boys were sent to the hospital and released.

The girl’s name will not be released until the family has been notified, the Sheriff said.

They also investigating if alcohol was involved, he said.

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