Girl, 16, Killed Crossing Pacific Coast Highway
A 16-year-old Huntington Beach girl is dead after being struck by a pickup truck while crossing Pacific Coast Highway, authorities said Tuesday.
Her name was not released, a police spokesman said.
The girl was walking north across PCH at 6th Street with a male companion about 8:30 p.m. Monday when the pair were struck, authorities said.
She was taken to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, where she died.
Her companion, Nathan Koontz, 19, was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange where was reported in stable condition with multiple injuries.
The cause of the accident is under investigation, authorities said.
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