Injured survivor of crash that killed 2 teens identified as high school soccer player

WOODSTOCK, Ga. — Friends have identified one of three survivors of a crash that killed two metro Atlanta teenagers as a high school soccer player.

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Chris Peixoto is a senior at Lassiter High School in Cobb County.

According to a GoFundMe set up to help with his medical expenses, Peixoto was in a Mazda 6 that crashed into a tree on Towne Lake Parkway near Towne Lake Hills East around 8:17 p.m. Tuesday.

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Gabriel Escandon, 17, and Esteban Cortez-Rendon, were both killed in the crash. Tuesday was Cortez-Rendon’s 18th birthday, friends said.

Officials have not identified the other two teens injured in the crash. According to the family, Peixoto was a passenger.

“One of my best friends, Chris, was fortunate to survive, but is going to need multiple medical procedures, surgeries and therapy,” Emiliano Gonzalez wrote on GoFundMe.

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It’s unclear what injuries Peixoto sustained.

The community has raised nearly $50,000 to help Peixoto’s recovery.

A GoFundMe has also been set up to help Cortez-Rendon’s family with his funeral expenses. You can donate HERE.

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