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Drowned boys' mom: Drove into lake asleep

Mom tested positive for marijuana and benzodiazepines

Posted: August 12, 2009 at 5:58 a.m.

Alex, Anthony and Aaron Turley died in April after their mother's car ran into Brewer Lake, 13 miles off Arkansas 92.

Alex, Anthony and Aaron Turley died in April after their mother's car ran into Brewer Lake, 13 miles off Arkansas 92.

The mother of three little boys who drowned when her car went down an unbarricaded road and plunged into Brewer Lake told police she fell asleep at the wheel, court documents show.

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In this police booking photo provided by the Conway County Sheriff's office in Morrilton, Ark., Amber Turley, 26, is shown Fr...

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