Girl Hit by Car While Biking Dies
A 14-year-old girl who had been in critical condition since being hit by a car while bicycling last week died Wednesday, police said.
On June 23, Jacqueline R. Barton of Cypress was riding on Orangewood Avenue when she was struck as she tried to turn left onto Newland Street.
Paramedics from the Orange County Fire Department airlifted the unconscious girl to UCI Medical Center in Orange. The driver of the car was not injured, Police Sgt. Ray Peterson said.
No citations were issued and the collision is still under investigation, police said.
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