Edinburg High School students involved in weekend crash in Alton

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November 30, 2009 3:45 PM

The Monitor

Edinburg school district officials have confirmed three of its students from Edinburg High School were involved in a single-vehicle wreck in Alton over the weekend.

The crash, which happened on Mile 5 ½ Road near Conway Avenue Saturday morning, killed 17-year-old Luz Martinez, a junior at Edinburg High School.

The other students, Santos Maldonado III and Steve Gonzalez, were taken to area hospitals. Maldonado remains in the intensive care unit at McAllen Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Gonzalez’s status is unknown. They are also juniors at Edinburg High, according to school district officials.

Grief counselors were on hand at Edinburg High School Monday for students who might want to talk about the crash and the loss of a classmate, school district spokesman Gilbert Tagle wrote in an e-mail.

Alton Police continue to investigate the crash.

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