Third death in Alligator Alley crash

Another child dies after Alligator Alley crash; mother and sister had died earlier

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Published On: Jan 23 2013 02:23:20 PM EST

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say another little girl has died following a southwest Florida crash on Alligator Alley that had already claimed the child's mother and sister.

The Florida Highway Patrol reports that 4-year-old Madison Douglas was taken off life support Tuesday evening.

FHP says a car driven by Madison's mother, 33-year-old Cecilia Renee Douglas, struck another car Monday morning. Douglas veered off the road, went through a fence and into a canal. FHP says she was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Another child in the car, 3-year-old Rylee Douglas, died just before midnight Monday.

Three passengers in the second car also received serious and minor injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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