A 16-year-old boy was identified as the driver killed in a collision in Santa Clara over the weekend, authorities said.

The crash happened on Sept. 20 at about 9:36 p.m. on Lawrence Expressway and Benton Street between El Camino Real and Homestead Road. The Santa Clara Police Department said responding officers arrived to find a male driver inside a Honda Accord that had struck a traffic signal pole at the intersection and two passengers outside of the vehicle.

Santa Clara Fire Department medics provided life-saving measures to the driver, but he died at the scene. He was later identified as Sunnyvale resident Isaiah Mendoza, a junior at Wilcox High School in Santa Clara. The two underage passengers sustained minor injuries, police said.

Officers determined that a Toyota Camry was also

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