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Nine-year-old Oregon girl who died in Concord crash identified

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Published  April 9, 2024 4:45pm PDT
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KTVU FOX 2

9-year-old girl killed, 4 injured, in roll over Concord crash

A 9-year-old girl was killed Sunday morning when the vehicle in which she traveled, along with five other people, left the roadway at the northbound Interstate 680/Highway 242 split in Concord and rolled over several times.

A nine-year-old girl who died in a crash in Concord over the weekend has been identified, KTVU has learned. 

Danna Hernandez, 9, of Oregon died in a rollover crash near Interstate 680 and Highway 242. Four other passengers were hurt in the crash. 

The crash was reported around 5:14 a.m. on Sunday. Hernandez was in a Mazda SUV with five other people when it traveled off the roadway and rolled several times. The driver in the crash fled the scene, the California Highway Patrol said. 

Four other women inside the car were taken to a John Muir Medical center in Walnut Creek for treatment of ‘major’ injuries. Hernandez was pronounced dead at the scene. 

CHP said several people inside the car were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. 

The CHP said anyone with information about the crash, or the whereabouts of the 30-year-old male driver, can call the Contra Costa CHP at (925) 646-4980 or email contact information to 320investigations@chp.ca.gov to be contacted by the investigating officer.