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Son is 'hero,' says mother of driver in crash

The mother of a 17-year-old who was driving a motor home that crashed two weeks ago in Kansas said Wednesday that her son is a hero.

Five members of the Kerber family of Minnesota died after the vehicle veered off Interstate 35 and plunged into a ravine. Thirteen other people riding in the motor home were injured.

Pauline Kerber said in a statement released by Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare that her son, Adam, who was driving, "did everything he possibly could to save 13 lives."

Adam Kerber and his 8-year-old brother Nick are in "fair" condition at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul.

A preliminary investigation by the Kansas Highway Patrol failed to find any mechanical problems with the vehicle.

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