The Yorba Linda teen was hospitalized in critical condition after the crash that happened around 8 p.m. on November 6 at Yorba Linda Boulevard and Ohio Street.
Yorba Linda, CA – 16-year-old Brooklyn Mejia has been identified as the second person who died after a traffic collision that happened Friday evening at an intersection in Yorba Linda.
The Yorba Linda teen was hospitalized in critical condition after the crash that happened around 8 p.m. on November 6 at Yorba Linda Boulevard and Ohio Street.
On Sunday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said the girl died from her injuries while receiving treatment. Her age was previously reported as 15.
Mejia was a passenger in a car driven by 16-year-old Matthew Santome of Placentia. The vehicle collided with another car at the intersection, causing one of them to hit a tree.
Santome was pronounced dead at the hospital on Friday.
The driver of the other vehicle remained at the scene.
Drugs and alcohol did not appear to be contributing factors.
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Orange County, CA. – A 16-year-old boy was killed in a car crash that left a teen girl injured on Friday night in Orange County.
According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, the accident happened at Yorba Linda Boulevard and Ohio Street at around 8 p.m.
Two vehicles were involved in the accident. One vehicle struck a tree after the collision.
16-year-old Matthew Andres Santome was driving one of the cars and was taken to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
A 15-year-old female passenger was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
The other driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the police.
Police do not suspect impairment as a factor in the crash.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.