Authorities identified 17-year-old Andyn Bae, 16-year-old Eric Gullekson and 17-year-old Nicholas Torres from the San Gabriel Valley area as the three teens who lost their lives following a crash Sunday in Pasadena.
As per the initial information, the fatal car accident took place just before 8:30 p.m. Sunday. The early reports indicated that the car flew off the 210 Freeway. But the CHP later ascertained that the vehicle, a silver Honda, was actually driving on Michillinda Avenue, south of Foothill Boulevard.
For unknown reasons, a driver lost control struck a raised concrete curb edge and then hit a chain-link fence. The Honda then crashed into the freeway embankment and flipped over. It came to a halt under the freeway overpass. The driver and one passenger were pronounced dead at the scene. Another passenger was rushed to a local hospital where they were declared dead.
The driver of the 2005 Honda has been identified as Andyn Bae, 17, of Temple City. He would have turned 18 on Monday. The passenger who died at the scene was Eric Gullekson, 16, of Temple City. The passenger who died at the hospital was Nicholas Torres, 17, of Monterey Park. No other details are available.
An investigation is ongoing.
January 18, 2022
Source: ABC7
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