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The 10-year-old Edinburg girl hurt in a drunk driving crash on Monday has died, bringing the total death toll in the fatal incident to four members of a local family.
The city said on Friday that Shailey Rachel Martinez died at 1 a.m.
Three of her family members died Monday, including 50-year-old Edinburg resident Luz Aurora Casado; 68-year-old Edinburg resident Maria Guadalupe Zavala Casado; and her granddaughter, 2-year-old San Juan resident Ellieana Santoy.
Martinez was Luz Aurora Casado’s niece.
The crash happened at around 9:14 p.m. on Monday in the 2200 block of South Jackson Road.
“Upon arrival, they observed two vehicles that appeared to have been involved in a head-on collision,” a news release issued Tuesday stated. “A gray minivan which contained four occupants had been traveling south, while a black pickup truck appeared to be traveling north.”
The initial investigation revealed the driver of the black pickup veered into the minivan’s lane.
That driver has been identified as 46-year-old Edinburg resident Sheng Li Jiang, who remains hospitalized and is in critical condition.
If he survives, he’ll be charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter.
