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BUCKEYE, Ariz. - A father whose two young sons and their grandfather were killed in a rollover crash on I-10 is sharing their memories and pleading with other parents to prioritize seat belt safety.

What we know:

Carlos Saldana's sons, Emiliano and Carlos, and their maternal grandfather, Israel Vasquez, died in a single-vehicle crash about 50 miles west of downtown Phoenix. According to troopers, none of the victims were wearing seat belts and were ejected from the vehicle.

He received a call from their mother about the Sept. 11 crash near Palo Verde Road in Buckeye .

"That's when the state troopers told me that they had been ejected from the vehicle when it rolled over," Saldana said.

Vasquez, who was driving, and the two boys were pronounced dead at the scene. T

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