DRUNK-DRIVING CRASH KILLS MOTHER AND FOUR CHILDREN

A mother and her four children were killed in a head-on crash near Salem, Ore., by a drunk driver who has a previous conviction for driving while intoxicated, police said. The collision happened at 4:41 p.m. Sunday when a Land Rover driven by Favian R. Garcia, 27, collided with a Buick Century head-on, the Oregon State Police said Monday. The two cars were negotiating a corner when they crashed. The Buick was driven by 25- year- old Lisette Medrano- Perez. Her four children — an eight-year-old boy, a six-year-old boy, a four-year-old girl and a two-year-old girl — were pronounced dead at the scene. Garcia, who had minor injuries, was arrested Monday on suspicion of five counts of manslaughter, driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and outstanding warrants from Marion County. Court records show Garcia pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of intoxicants in 2011 and was arrested on suspicion of the same crime in July. He was wanted on an outstanding warrant in that case for failing to appear for a July court hearing in Marion County.