PONCHATOULA — One woman is still in critical condition as seven other people slowly recover from injuries sustained in a Ponchatoula car crash on Tuesday, police said Friday.

According to Ponchatoula Police Chief Bry Layrisson, Hendi Puerto is still in critical condition in the ICU, three days after she was injured when two trucks and a car collided on U.S. 51. She is considered day-to-day. Her husband, Juan Reyes, is recovering after multiple surgeries, and their son, Justin Puerto, has been released from the hospital.

Laryisson also said he spoke with Donna Martinez, the mother and grandmother of four of the injured. She reportedly told him that her daughter, Denyelle, and her fiancé, Malachi, are "getting much better," and that Denyelle's three children could be released from the ho

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