Complex sentence: In 1968, a plane crashed in the mountains of western Maryland, taking the lives of three students and one teacher, Mike Slovatinek, Mark Mitchell, Paul Deminnis, and Brother Ben Borchers, respectively.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1968, a plane crashed in the mountains of western Maryland. Three students and one teacher perished in the crash, Mike Slovatinek, Mark Mitchell, Paul Deminnis, and Brother Ben Borchers, respectively.