Lucio for Borderland Beat
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Ariel Camacho, leader of La Banda de los Plebes del Rancho was killed in an automobile accident around 3AM this morning.Reports indicate the driver was speeding and lost control of his vehicle while attempting to command a curve on the road.The vehicle ran off an embankment into a canal in Los Ranchitos, Sinaloa.
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Reports put Camacho behind the wheel at the time of the accident. In August 2014, the young singer was in another serious accident, in that accident he was driving at a high speed.
Reports put Camacho behind the wheel at the time of the accident. In August 2014, the young singer was in another serious accident, in that accident he was driving at a high speed.
Melina Durán, 22 was another of the fatalities.She was a student at the University of Durango in Culiacán, Sinaloa, and a mother of a one year old son.
Julio Valverde, 24, was attended by physicians but succumbed from internal injuries and multiple fractures. Valverde was one of the closest friends of Camacho, and was studying for a law degree.
Surviving the crash is Shirley Tavizón, 24 of Guamúchil, Sinaloa, and in critical condition is María Guadalupe Félix who is in a coma and sustained fractures including both legs.
The group had attended the last day of la fiesta del Carnaval Mocorito, where Camacho performed his last performance.
Photo below was take at today's funeral.
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Photo below was take at today's funeral.
