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Alcohol Suspected In Crash Which Killed 11-Month-Old Child

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4) - Commerce City police investigators say a crash claimed the life of an 11-month-old girl Saturday night.

Police responded to the crash near 80th Avenue and Monaco Street at around 9:30 p.m. They say the child's mother was driving, heading west, and hit a parked vehicle.

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Both the woman and the child were taken to the hospital. The child later died, and investigators say the mother is still in the hospital with serious injuries.

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Investigators believe alcohol was a factor in the crash. No one else was hurt.

Further details about the victims have not been released.

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