Prosecutor: Teacher dies from injuries in crash outside Newark high school
Officials say that Laura Cuevas, 66, died Saturday night at University Hospital after sustaining injuries in the Oct. 23 crash.
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3ds agoA teacher struck by a car outside of Arts High School on Oct. 23 has died from her injuries, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Officials say that Laura Cuevas, 66, died Saturday night at University Hospital.
According to a spokesperson for the Newark Public School District, Cuevas was an art teacher at East Ward Elementary School.
“Since sustaining injuries from the tragic incident on Wednesday, she fought a hard fight. We ask that everyone who knew her keep her husband, sons, and family in your thoughts and prayers,” a spokesperson for the Newark Public School District wrote in a statement.
Officials say that Cuevas was injured when two cars collided outside Arts High School. “One vehicle lost control and struck Ms. Cuevas, pinning her against the exterior wall of the building,” the prosecutor’s office stated.
Another teacher and the two drivers were also injured and treated at University Hospital.
This is not the first crash to happen outside of Arts High School. road. Earlier this year student Chiara Jones was struck by a vehicle after getting off a school bus and was critically injured.
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