Bay Area Teen Dies Following Hit-And-Run Crash That Left Another Hospitalized: Police

NOVATO, CA — The 14-year-old girl injured in a hit-and-runcrash last week in Novato has died, police announced on Friday.

Novato Police Department officers said Wednesday they arrested Cristofer Larreinaga Corea, 18, of San Rafael on suspicion of child endangerment and hit-and-run causing injury.

NPD detectives said Friday they obtained a bail enhancement to $500,000 for Corea, who is in custody at the Marin County Jail.

Police said Corea may be subject to additional charges pending the medical outcomes of injured passengers.

On Friday, Corea was arraigned in the Marin County Superior Court for child endangerment resulting in serious injury or death, felony reckless driving, and hit and run collision resulting in serious injury or death.

The Novato Police Department reported a major car crash at around 3 a.m. on Wednesday. The accident occurred on Ignacio Boulevard, between Palmer Drive and Entrada Drive.

Upon arrival, officers discovered a white Ford Edge SUV with significant damage, believed to have hit a tree in the center median. Two teenage passengers were found inside, but the driver, Corea, had already fled the scene of what officers suspect was a single-vehicle accident, police said.

Police reported Wednesday that the 14-year-old girl was being treated for critical injuries at a regional trauma center.

The other injured passenger, a 15-year-old boy, was in stable condition at a local hospital Wednesday and has since been released, police said on Friday.