STOCKTON, Calif. — Update: August 26
The 11-year-old girl killed after an SUV full of teens crashed into a tree in Stockton Sunday morning has been identified. The San Joaquin County Coroner’s Office identified her as Queen Norwood, of Stockton.
Original Story: August 25
An 11-year-old girl died after an SUV crashed into a tree Sunday morning in Stockton, authorities said.
At approximately 7:45 a.m., officers with the Stockton Police Department responded to the crash along the 5800 block of North El Dorado Street, according to department spokesman Officer Omer Edhah. The crash occurred in front of St. Mary’s High School.
Edhah said police located six juveniles at the scene:
- An 11-year-old girl.
- A 13-year-old girl.
- A 13-year-old boy.
- A 14-year-old girl.
- A 14-year-old girl.
- A 15-year-old girl.
The 11-year-old girl died at the hospital from injuries she suffered in the crash, Edhah said. The other five juveniles were transported to hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, according to law enforcement.
“It is very alarming. These are all very young children, between the ages of 11 and 15, and, unfortunately, one of them succumbed to their injuries. It’s disturbing. It’s very alarming," Edah said. "And our message out to the community is be mindful where your children are, be aware of where your car keys are, be mindful of who you give your keys to and just kind of be aware all around — definitely don’t want to end up in a situation like this again.”
It's not clear who was behind the wheel at the time of the crash.
"We're not able to confirm that exact detail, but that's obviously one of the things our investigators are trying to determine is the seat positions of all those occupants of that vehicle at that time of the crash," Edah said.
Edhah said every one of the minors was a passenger in the vehicle and there doesn't appear to have been an adult in the car.
