UPDATED: Victims in fatal Franklin Mills crash identified
UPDATE: The third victim has been identified as 17-year-old Christopher Alcalde of Summerdale and a Northeast High School tennis player. He and the driver were not wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.
Authorities have identified the driver of a Wednesday night crash that killed three people near Franklin Mills Mall.
According to reports, Anthony Christensen of Bensalem, Bucks County was speeding when the car hit a barrier and flipped over on the 900-block of Franklin Mills Circle. The female passenger has been identified as Lucrecia Santamaria.He and two passengers, all ages 18 to 25, were killed. The car sustained heavy damage and Christensen and one of the passengers were ejected from the vehicle.
The crash remains under investigation as police work to determine if drugs or alcohol were involved.
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