ALTO BONITO -- At least four of the seven people killed Monday in a rollover crash involving a large passenger van weren't wearing seat belts, according to police reports.

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"The basic problem with the van is that they have a high center of gravity, narrow track width and a short wheel base, which makes them prone to rollovers," said Jeff Wigington, partner with the Corpus Christi law firm of Wigington Rumley, which has represented plaintiffs in several lawsuits against manufacturers of 15-passenger vans.

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