Teen suffers major injuries following Sunday crash
LAFAYETTE, Calif. (KTVU & Wires) - A 17-year-old boy suffered major injuries when the vehicle he was in crashed in Lafayette Sunday night.
Around 8:50 p.m., officers received reports of a crash on Bear Creek Road, south of Happy Valley Road, according to California Highway Patrol officials.
Upon arriving, officers learned an 18-year-old driver had been driving south on Bear Creek Road at a high rate of speed, when she failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway, CHP officials said.
The driver lost control of the vehicle, causing the vehicle to strike a tree at the east edge of the roadway, according to the CHP.
The driver sustained minor injuries, while her 17-year-old passenger sustained major injuries, CHP officials said.
Emergency crews transported the two to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek for their injuries, CHP officials said.