BAKERSFIELD, CA -- An autopsy is scheduled today, Friday, June 13, for a 17-year-old girl killed in a crash on East Panama Lane Wednesday night, between Cottonwood Road and South Oswell Street.
Officers say the driver of a Lincoln Navigator westbound on Panama Lane sideswiped another vehicle then drifted into the eastbound lanes and hit a Chevy Tahoe head-on.
A passenger in the Tahoe, 17-year-old Breanna Mendoza of Lamont, died at the scene.
The drivers were taken to the hospital with minor to moderate injuries.
Officers say it does not appear alcohol or drugs contributed to the crash.
Officers say the driver of a Lincoln Navigator westbound on Panama Lane sideswiped another vehicle then drifted into the eastbound lanes and hit a Chevy Tahoe head-on.
A passenger in the Tahoe, 17-year-old Breanna Mendoza of Lamont, died at the scene.
The drivers were taken to the hospital with minor to moderate injuries.
Officers say it does not appear alcohol or drugs contributed to the crash.