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One of two teens seriously injured in a Halloween night traffic accident in Port Hueneme dies

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Port Hueneme Police

The second teen remains in critical condition.

One of the two teenage girls struck and seriously injured by a vehicle in Port Hueneme Halloween night has died.

The accident happened at around 7 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Ventura Road and Clara Street.

The circumstances surrounding what occurred are still under investigation. But, officers say alcohol and drugs weren’t a factor, and that the driver stopped and cooperated with the investigation.

One of the teens was taken to a Los Angeles County hospital for treatment. She died there Friday. The second teen remains in critical condition.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.