[02-21-2023] Los Angeles County, CA – One Teenager Killed in Fatal Car Crash in Castaic

An 18-year-old teen identified as Kenneth F. was killed following a fatal collision in Castaic on Tuesday evening, February 21, 2023.

According to Officer Josh Greengard of the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Newhall Area Office, the crash occurred around 9:45 p.m. on the Old Road in Castaic.

Greengard reported that a 2021 Toyota Camry with a trapped driver was found on its roof on the west side of The Old Road, south of Parker Road, down a dirt ditch embankment.

According to Greengard, the 18-year-old from Castaic was rescued by firefighters and taken to Henry Mayo Hospital, where he died from his injuries.

The investigation is still ongoing, according to Greengard, and the semi-tanker truck’s driver is still present.

Please call the California Highway Patrol’s Newhall Area Office at 661-600-1600 if you were a witness to this collision.

Fatal Car Crash Statistics

In the United States, car accidents are the leading cause of death and serious injury. More than two million people are killed and ten million more are injured due to traffic-related incidents every year.

According to the National Safety Council, in 2020, more people perished in car accidents as a result of risky habits like speeding, drinking and driving, and not wearing seat belts. The death rate had been falling for three years until that year’s 8.3 percent spike. A total of 42,338 people lost their lives in car accidents in the United States in 2020, up from 39,107 the year before.

It is estimated that 3,847 persons lost their lives in car accidents in California that year. Over half of the fatalities (2,260 or 59%) were the result of accidents involving just one vehicle, while nearly half were caused by collisions involving multiple vehicles (1,587 or 41%).

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