Alcohol suspected in crash that injured 2 MHS students

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Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a crash that injured two Marysville High School students.

It happened around 12:50 a.m. Thursday morning at St Rt 37 and Rt 4.

According to the Marysville Post of the State Highway Patrol, 17-year-old Olivia Windle of Marysville was driving a 2001 Ford Expedition. She failed to stop at the intersection striking a tree and ejecting Windle from the vehicle. Windle was not wearing a seatbelt.

She was transported to Memorial Health and is in critical condition at Grant Medical Center where she was transferred.

A passenger, 15-year-old Aubree Bundy of Marysville was treated and released for minor injuries from Memorial Health.

A dog in the vehicle also sustained injuries and later had to be put down at MedVet.

The State Patrol says alcohol is suspected in the crash due to evidence found in the vehicle.

Delaware EMS and Union County Sheriff's Office deputies assisted at the scene.

Marysville school superintendent Diane Allen sent a note out on Thursday to parents.

“The news is difficult for our students, staff and families,” she wrote.

She said school counselors and staff are available to help students cope.

“The superpower of this community is the supportive network we cast for one another,” she said. “As we come together as a community, I ask that you keep these students, their families and our larger school community in your prayers.”

The State Patrol says the accident remains under investigation.