On Wednesday, August 26th, the teenager killed in the unincorporated area of Malibu, California, was identified as Adrian Salinas, an 18-year-old resident of Oxnard in Ventura County. The victim was a passenger in a sports car that tumbled about 100 feet off the road’s side.
The car accident report released by the California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles County Fire Department revealed that Salinas traveled in a ’96 Mazda Miata. Officers found the vehicle at about 3:50 p.m. down an embankment near Stunt and Schueren roads.
The CHP said that the victim died at the scene, while the 17-year-old driver from Oxnard sustained severe injuries and received treatment in a hospital. The investigators noted that the preliminary investigation uncovered that the Mazda most likely crashed a few hours before they discovered the wreckage.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for US teens. The Center for Disease Control states that teen motor vehicle accidents are preventable if they follow proven strategies that improve safety on the road.
Statistics from the center showed that in 2017, 2,364 teens in the United States aged between 16 and 19 died from crashes, while about 300 000 received treatment in hospitals’ emergency rooms. It means that six teens aged 16-19 died every day due to an accident.
Male teen drivers are more at risk to crash than their female counterparts; the same applies to teenage motorists riding with teen passengers. Newly licensed teenage drivers driving without supervision also suffer accidents, as well as those impaired by drugs or alcohol.
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