Community mourns Baylor grad student who died from COVID-19 complications
WACO, Texas (Waco Tribune-Herald ) A 21-year-old Baylor graduate student and Waco native on the cusp of graduation died from COVID-19 complications Sunday, leaving behind a community to mourn and imagine what she might have accomplished next.
Alicia Martinez is the first Baylor University student to die as a result of COVID-19 and the youngest person to die from the virus in McLennan County. She was a first-generation college student studying at the School of Social Work. Her professors, as well as former teachers at Rapoport Academy Public School, remembered her as a passionate advocate for equality, a devout Christian and a natural leader.
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Vehicle Accident – On Nov. 27, 2020 at 1:11 a.m., this crash occurred on I 78 West in the area of mile marker 6.2 in Bethel Twp. This crash occurred as Operator 1, a 20 year old Allentown man, was traveling west on I 78 West in Unit 1, a 2017 Honda Pilot, and was unable to avoid striking tire debris on the roadway. Unit 1 sustained mild damage to its front driver’s side bumper and fender at the 11 o’clock position and was able to be driven from the scene in its normal customary manner. Operator 1 as well as Passenger 1, Passenger 2, and Passenger 3 sustained no injuries as a result of this crash.