Crime & Safety

Peninsula High Student Killed in Rolling Hills Estates Crash

The school's principal says it's a 'sad day,' after an early morning crash kills one teenage girl.

A female student was killed this morning in a single-vehicle accident near Hawthorne Boulevard and Palos Verdes Drive North.

The crash occurred early this morning and nearby roads were closed for hours after.

Mitzi Cress, the high school's principal, said it's a "sad day" and that grief counseling had been set up for students and staff. 

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"The entire Palos Verdes Peninsula High School community is deeply saddened by the loss of our student," she said in a statement. "Peninsula High School appreciates the district and community counseling resources that have been brought to our school to support our staff and students who are deeply affected by this tragedy.

"We wish to express our deepest condolences to the family for the terrible loss of their precious daughter and fellow Panther."

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