Three other teenagers were rescued from the back seat and taken to hospitals after the Sloughhouse crash.
SLOUGHHOUSE, CA — Two teenage girls were killed and three other teenagers were injured early Sunday when a 2023 BMW X4 left Scott Road, struck a tree and caught fire in rural southeastern Sacramento County, authorities said.
The crash has shaken families across the Elk Grove area and left investigators working to determine why the vehicle went off the road near Latrobe Road and Deer Creek Hills Nature Preserve. The California Highway Patrol said speed was a factor, while alcohol and drug involvement remained under review Monday.
Emergency crews were sent to the scene shortly after midnight Sunday after an automatic crash notification from an iPhone alerted dispatchers to the collision. Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District crews found the vehicle burning after it hit a tree along Scott Road, a rural route west of the nature preserve and near the Sloughhouse area. CHP officials said the driver, a 16-year-old girl from Sacramento, died in the crash. A 14-year-old girl from Wilton who was sitting in the front passenger seat also died. Family members identified the 16-year-old as Ariyonna Orozco. The 14-year-old’s name had not been publicly released by authorities as of Monday evening.
Three other teenagers riding in the back seat survived after passing motorists stopped and pulled them from the burning vehicle before flames spread through it, CHP officials said. The injured teens included two 16-year-olds and a 15-year-old, authorities said. They were taken to hospitals with injuries described as moderate to major or critical. Officer Angie Monroe of the CHP said witnesses reached the teens before the vehicle became fully engulfed. “Witnesses had stopped at the scene of the crash and pulled all three teenagers from the backseat before the vehicle became engulfed in flames,” Monroe said. Officials did not release a full update on the injured teens’ conditions Monday evening.
Authorities said five teenagers were inside the BMW at the time of the crash, and all were 16 or younger. The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office was expected to complete autopsies and release formal identifications in the coming days. CHP investigators said the crash happened on Scott Road about a half-mile north of Latrobe Road. A nearby resident reported hearing tires screeching at high speed before the crash, according to information from the CHP response. Another caller reported hearing people yelling for help from the burning vehicle. Investigators have not said where the teens were traveling from or where they were headed when the crash occurred.
The Elk Grove Unified School District said four of the teenagers were current district students and one was a former student who had moved away from Elk Grove. District spokesperson Lisa Levasseur said one current student died and three others were receiving medical treatment. The district said support services were being coordinated for students and staff at Elk Grove High School, Katherine L. Albiani Middle School and Pleasant Grove High School. The crash reached several campuses because of the teens’ ties to the district, and school officials asked families and community members to respect the privacy of those affected.
The CHP’s East Sacramento Area office is leading the crash investigation. Investigators are reviewing speed, vehicle movement, roadway conditions and whether alcohol or drugs contributed. No arrests or citations had been announced as of Monday. Lt. Brian Maynard, commander of the CHP East Sacramento Area office, called the crash a “heartbreaking reminder of how quickly lives can change on the roadway.” The agency said the case remained active and that investigators would continue gathering evidence from the scene, witness statements, vehicle records and medical findings.
By Monday, flowers and a memorial cross had appeared near the crash site on Scott Road. Pieces of metal and broken glass remained visible near the roadside where the BMW struck the tree. The quiet, open stretch of road runs through a rural part of southeast Sacramento County, away from the denser neighborhoods where many of the teens had school ties. For the families and classmates, the crash left both grief and unanswered questions as the investigation moved into its next stage.
The CHP said the investigation was ongoing Tuesday, with formal identifications and autopsy findings expected from the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office. School counseling and support services remained in place this week for students and staff connected to the victims.
Author note: Last updated May 19, 2026.