Orange County communities gather Sunday evening in Mission Viejo to mourn the death of 5 teens in a car crash Saturday.
Prady Melo, left, mother of victim Matthew Melo, is consoled by a well-wisher Sunday at a candlelight vigil for five teens killed early Saturday in a crash on the 5 Freeway in Irvine. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Friends, fellow students and parents pay respects to the victims. The 16-year-old driver of the BMW, Bradley Morales, is hospitalized in serious but stable condition. Authorities say he didn’t have a license. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Ivan Melo, second from left, father of crash victim Matthew Melo, is consoled by his son’s soccer teammates. The elder Melo is one of the team’s coaches. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
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Candles and notes at Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo bear witness to the community’s grief over the loss of 5 teens. The teens had left Knott’s Berry Farm when their car drifted off the southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway in Irvine. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
A photo of victims Alex Sotelo, left, and Matthew Melo. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Victim Brandon Moreno (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)