A 15-year-old Santa Ana boy has been killed after the car he was sitting in was struck from behind on the 57 freeway, according to a news report.
The California Highway Patrol said that Luis Torres was sitting in the back seat of a 2009 Honda that was stopped on the shoulder of the southbound 57 freeway in Fullerton. A woman in a 2015 Honda drove off the freeway and onto the shoulder, hitting the 2009 Honda. Torres, who was a sophomore at Century High in Santa Ana, died of head trauma.
Jennifer Baca of Santa Ana, who was also sitting in the 2009 Honda when it was hit, was taken to UCI Medical Center for treatment of a fractured sternum and broken ribs. The driver of the 2015 Honda — Nicole Cortinas, 28, of Moreno Valley — suffered a broken back and was also taken to UCI Medical Center. She was later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
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