A most likely drunk driver killed two teenagers Saturday night in eastern Contra Costa County, according to police.
The accident happened in a rural part of the county, on a narrow stretch of the Byron Highway, according to reporting by KTVU.
According to officials, the victims were an 18-year-old woman from Pittsburg and a 16-year-old boy from Oakley, and the driver is an 18-year-old from Knightsen. Police suspect he was intoxicated when he ran into and killed the two teenagers with a Subaru.
Friends of the victims showed up to pay their condolences at the scene of the crime on Sunday afternoon.
Pain and anguish were evident as many young people visited a roadside memorial along the highway near Delta Road in Knightsen.
"Once he hit them, they were dead," said a friend of the victims who didn’t want to give his name.
According to a friend who asked not to be identified, the pair were leaving a quinceanera at a home on Byron Highway around 11pm when they were struck and killed along the roadside.
A young woman who didn’t give her name described the teen boy as an avid horse lover and compassionate friend.
"He was always caring. He was literally one of my biggest supporters. He would always make sure that we were happy and always just made sure we were doing good and well. He had such a big heart," she said.
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