An 18-year-old woman was killed and three others injured after the car they were in slammed into concrete barricades in Westminster on Tuesday, Dec. 6, authorities said.
Orange County firefighters arrived to the scene, near Westminster Boulevard and Rancho Road, just before 9:40 p.m. and found the car teetering on top of the barricades over a trench in a construction zone, Westminster police Cmdr. Kevin MacCormick said.
The woman, a Huntington Beach resident, was the front passenger, MacCormick said. She was later identified by coroner officials as Jayda Jean Feeney.
The three others in the car were taken to area trauma centers.
Details regarding the circumstances ahead of the crash were unclear. Police were investigating whether drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash, MacCormick said.
Video from OnSceneTV shows firefighters extricating the four occupants as the car was tilted downward into the trench.
The construction zone is along the median of Westminster Boulevard.
Staff writer Mona Darwish contributed to this story.
