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Crash kills three members of Oklahoma family

The Wisconsin State Patrol says Roy and Jenny Kato, both 34, and their 13-year-old son, Joshua, were killed when their vehicle slid into the path of another vehicle.

Published: February 15, 2013

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — Three people killed in a central Wisconsin car crash are identified as members of a family from Oklahoma.

A fourth family member of the Tecumseh family survived Thursday's crash and is hospitalized in Wausau.

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The Wisconsin State Patrol says Roy and Jenny Kato, both 34, and their 13-year-old son, Joshua, were killed when their vehicle slid into the path of another vehicle in Marathon County. The Katos' 5-year-old daughter, Brook, suffered nonlife threatening injuries. She was taken to Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

The driver of the other vehicle, a 32-year-old Schofield man, also was injured and taken to Aspirus.