CLINTON COUNTY, OH. (THECOUNT) — Ohio teens, Rosalinda Mendoza and Prezzleigh Goldie, have been identified as the victims in a Tuesday night double-fatal vehicle crash in Clinton County.
Mendoza, 18, and 15-year-old Goldie, were both killed in a two-vehicle crash in Chester Township Tuesday night.
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According to reports, Mendoza was operating a Scion Hatchback on KY-73 near Williams Road in Wilmington, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle exited the roadway around 6 p.m. Tuesday. The vehicle then overcorrected and traveled into opposing lanes before coming into contact with a Honda Passport.
Mendoza and her passenger Goldie — were pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries at the scene.
The Honda Passport operator, Alayna Carson, 23, and her passenger 17-year-old Natalia Guerrero, were transported to to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,040. The county seat is Wilmington. The county is named for former U.S. Vice President George Clinton – Wikipedia.