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Crash victims stable
Rima Shah, Daily Staff Writer
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Alma Aquina, a member of MEChA and the Impact Party candidate for legislative affairs for the Associated Students' elections, went through an hour long precautionary operation on her pelvis on Wednesday and was said to be stable, according to Jose Lopez, one of the other passengers involved in the accident.
Aquina's injuries included a sprained neck, a broken leg and a broken pelvis, according to Adriana Cabrera-Garcia, the co-chair of MEChA.
According to Federico, Aquina was shifted to the Intermediate Care Area on Wednesday.
Antonio Nunez, who was also injured in the accident, is still in intensive care and on a respirator after suffering severe head injuries, according to Lopez, who was the Impact Party candidate for the director of community affairs for the A.S. elections.
Lopez, who escaped with minor injuries, said Nunez would be required to wear a head brace for about six months.
"It is nothing permanent," Lopez said. "He should recover."
Lopez said the hospital was supposed to remove the respirator from Nunez today, but now they weren't sure.
Lopez is still in Phoenix waiting for Aquina and Nunez to recover.
He said it might take at least a week before Aquina recovers and maybe longer for Nunez.
Lopez said Aquina could either wait in Arizona until she recovers and is able to fly back on a standard plane or get flown back in a hospital-authorized plane earlier.
Lopez said the Toyota 4-Runner, driven by Garcia, hit the left side of the rail and rolled three times but it wasn't exactly clear what caused the vehicle to swerve.
Nunez, Aquina and Lopez were there along with Alicia Casas and Adriana Garcia at an annual MEChA national conference in Texas, according to Cabrera-Garcia.
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anonymous852
posted 4/05/02 @ 4:58 AM PST
PSU's hopes and prayers go out to the families and the students going through this terrible tragedy. We hope all recover soon.
We will be praying for all. (Continued…)
anonymous852
anonymous852
posted 4/05/02 @ 5:29 PM PST
Once again PSU would like to send condolences to the victims, including family and friends. I just got an e-mail about donations and contributions for the victim's medical fees. (Continued…)
anonymous852
anonymous852
posted 4/08/02 @ 2:18 PM PST
Queremos que sepan que estamos pensando y orando por nuestros companeras(os). Lamentamos lo sucedido y esperamos que se recuperen muy pronto.
-Ome Teotl
Omar, MEChA
Sonoma State University
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