The mother of a 33-year-old Palm Beach County woman who lost four of her five children in a crash on Interstate 95 in Jupiter says her daughter is "devastated'' and "feels completely empty.''
The Florida Highway Patrol says the Saturday night crash in Jupiter was caused by a separated tire on Heidi Solis Perez's minivan.
Crisanta Perez tells local media that her daughter initially thought she was being misled when family members told her that her children - ages 5, 7, 14 and 17 - died in the crash. Her live-in boyfriend and his 18-year-old cousin also died.
Solis Perez's 11-year-old daughter survived the crash but remains in serious condition.
Crisanta Perez says the reality of what happened "is very difficult to face.''
The grandmother says the deaths have left "a very big hole'' in the family.
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Reality ‘Difficult to Face' After Crash Kills Palm Beach County Mom's 4 Kids
Heidi Solis Perez's live-in boyfriend and his 18-year-old cousin also died in the crash which is being blamed on a faulty tire on her minivan.
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