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NewsJanuary 6, 2002

MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- An Illinois couple died Saturday when their car she was driving went off Interstate 44 and overturned in southwest Missouri, authorities said. Angelita A. Rangel, 43, of Cicero, Ill., fell asleep at the wheel and awoke to find the car drifting, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. She overcorrected and the car slid into a ditch, overturning several times...

The Associated Press

MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- An Illinois couple died Saturday when their car she was driving went off Interstate 44 and overturned in southwest Missouri, authorities said.

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Angelita A. Rangel, 43, of Cicero, Ill., fell asleep at the wheel and awoke to find the car drifting, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. She overcorrected and the car slid into a ditch, overturning several times.

She was declared dead at the scene about 9 a.m. Saturday. Her husband, Rafael B. Rangel, 48, died later Saturday at a Springfield hospital, the patrol said. A third person in the car also needed treatment.

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