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State Police have arrested a 26-year-old woman in connection with a fatal crash on Interstate 25 southwest of Santa Fe.

Jacqueline Amber Bailon (NMSP)

Late Sunday night, Jacqueline Amber Bailon of Santo Domingo was driving a truck south on I-25 and collided with another Ford F-150 traveling south, according to the initial crash investigation.

Police said the truck Bailon hit, which was carrying three passengers, rolled over. Albuquerque resident Juanita Ojeda, 63, died in the crash.

Police arrested Bailon at the scene and she is charged with vehicular homicide while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Investigators suspect Bailon was speeding when her truck hit the other vehicle, according to a State Police news release.

A 60-year-old man driving the F-150 and a 15-year-old boy were treated at a Santa Fe hospital for injuries that were not life threatening.

State Police said that all occupants of the truck were wearing seatbelts.

Bailon was not injured in the crash and she was booked into the Santa Fe Adult Detention Center.