North OC crash kills 16-year-old driver, leaves teen passenger critically injured

A 16-year-old driver, identified as Matthew Andres Santome, died following a two-vehicle crash in Yorba Linda on Friday night. A 15-year-old passenger remains in critical condition. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the collision, which occurred at the intersection of Yorba Linda Boulevard and Ohio Street. No arrests have been made, and authorities stated that neither drugs nor alcohol are currently suspected as factors in the incident.