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Jordan teen driving motor home in fatal crash had a provisional license

17-year-old Adam Kerber's driver's license stipulated that all of his passengers wear seat belts. Authorities say only two of the 18 people in the motor home that crashed in Kansas Sunday were belted in. Pauline Kerber, a widowed mother of 12, lost four of her children and a daughter-in-law in the crash. Pauline and Adam Kerber remain hospitalized.
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17-year-old Adam Kerber's driver's license stipulated that all of his passengers wear seat belts. Authorities say only two of the 18 people in the motor home that crashed in Kansas Sunday were belted in. Pauline Kerber, a widowed mother of 12, lost four of her children and a daughter-in-law in the crash. Pauline and Adam Kerber remain hospitalized.

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