Witnesses Sought In Fatal OC Crash That Killed 1 Teen, Injured 3

WESTMINSTER, CA — Police Friday sought the public's help with their investigation of a crash in Westminster that killed an 18-year-old woman and left three seriously injured.

Orange County firefighters were called to the scene near Westminster Boulevard and Rancho Road a little before 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said, and found the car "teetering" on top of the concrete barricades over a trench in a construction zone, MacCormick told the Orange County Register.

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The victim was identified as 18-year-old Jayda Jean Feeney, according to Orange County Sheriff's Sgt. Scott Steinle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

A chain-link fence held the vehicle back from going over the edge into the hole, he said. The driver, 18-year-old Jayson Raymond Otto of La Palma, and the two remaining passengers, a 16-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl, both of Huntington Beach, were taken to trauma centers and are in serous condition.

Police say it is unknown if alcohol or drugs played a role in the cause of the collision.

The department's Traffic Division is investigating the cause of the collision. Anyone who may have witnessed the accident is asked to call Sgt. Anil Adam of the Westminster Police Department's Traffic Division at 714-548- 3770 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS or by logging on to www.occrimestoppers.org.