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LEVELLAND, TX (PRESS RELEASE) — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) was notified of a major crash yesterday [Tuesday] at 5:50 pm.  The crash was on FM 2646, 4 miles SE of Levelland.  
 
The driver, Ana Martinez, 24 of Levelland was heading north on FM 2646 in a 2005 Ford Explorer.  Martinez lost control of the vehicle and it went into a ditch, through a fence and rolled as it entered a field.  Martinez was not wearing a safety belt and was ejected.  She was pronounced deceased at the scene. Her children, ages 4 and 2, were in car seats and sustained minor injuries.  They were transported to Covenant Children’s hospital in Lubbock by EMS.
 
(Press release from the Texas DPS)