ROSEMEAD — An 18-year-old driver died and her 17-year-old passenger was seriously injured in a solo-car crash on the 10 Freeway in Rosemead early Saturday, authorities said.
Jessica Lopez Rojas died in the crash, which took place about 5 a.m. on the eastbound 10 Freeway, just west of Del Mar Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol  and coroner’s officials.
Her passenger, a 17-year-old Azusa boy, suffered “deep lacerations” to his left forearm, CHP officials said in a written statement.
Lopez Rojas was driving a 1999 Honda Civic at unknown speed when the car drifted toward the right side of the road, officials said. The car then struck a steel barrier.
Lopez Rojas was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said, while the passenger was taken to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center with major injuries.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation.
Any witnesses are asked to call the East Los Angeles office of the CHP at (323) 980-4600.