Mother, 2 children die after car drives into Mississippi River

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Saturday, July 28, 2018
Mother, 2 children die after car drives into Mississippi River
Mother, 2 children die after car drives into Mississippi River. Gray Hall reports during Action News at 7 a.m. on July 28, 2018.

Arkansas authorities are investigating whether a woman deliberately drove into the Mississippi River, killing her and her two young children.



Tire tracks can be seen along the muddy river banks near a bike trail.



Police say they first believed on the 26-year-old driver was inside.



When they pulled the Jeep from the water, they discovered the children.



The family, from Memphis, has not yet been identified.



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