Speed and distracted driving may have contributed to a collision Tuesday night just south of Bixby Knolls that killed a 16-year-old girl, authorities said.
Long Beach police said the girl was a passenger in a car being driven by a 17-year-old boy, who changed lanes and struck a Jeep Wrangler at around 8 p.m. Tuesday. Both cars were heading southbound on Long Beach Boulevard and had just passed Wardlow when the collision occurred, police said.
The boy and the girl were both transported to a hospital in critical condition, police said. Authorities said they were notified Wednesday that the girl had died of her injuries…