YORBA LINDA, CA — Another teenage passenger who was critically injured in a crash in Yorba Linda on Friday has died, police said, becoming the second teen to die from the crash.
Brooklyn Olivia Mejia, 16, of Yorba Linda died after being hospitalized in critical conditions, Orange County sheriff's Sgt. Gerard McCann said.
She was hospitalized after a two-car crash near Yorba Linda Boulevard and Ohio Street at around 8 p.m., according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
One of the cars struck a tree, according to police.
One of the drivers, 16-year-old Matthew Andres Santome of Placentia, was pronounced dead Friday. The other vehicle sustained minor damage and the driver remained at the scene after the crash.
Neither drugs nor alcohol were suspected to be factors in the crash, police said.
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