SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A teen is facing charges after police say an 18-year-old woman was killed while hanging from a car door during a crash in Scranton.
On December 29, officers were called for a report of an 18-year-old not breathing in the 1100 block of West Locust Street (Roundwoods Place in West Scranton).
Scranton Police Department: Joseph Garcia
The victim, identified as Rose Hernandez, was found in a large pool of blood when officers arrived on the scene. Police said Hernandez was taken to Geisinger Community Medical Center’s Trauma Unit, where she was pronounced dead.
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Investigators stated they learned Hernandez and her boyfriend, 18-year-old Joseph Garcia, were involved in an argument when he got into his vehicle, and Hernandez followed.
Garcia told Scranton Police that he drove off and found Hernandez hanging on the car’s door, and when he went to stop the car, he hit another vehicle, as stated in the release. Officers said after stopping, Garcia saw Hernandez on the ground.
At this time, Garcia has been charged with aggravated assault offenses.
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