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Second person, 16, dies in northwestern Pa. crash

FRANKLIN — Authorities say a 16-year-old passenger has also died of injuries he suffered in a Christmas night crash in northwestern Pennsylvania.

The coroner in Mahoning County, Ohio, expects to release more information on the death of Gabrial Rottman, 16, of Franklin.

Rottman was one of four passengers injured in the crash on Route 427 in Sugarcreek Borough shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday. State police say Jerry White Jr., 22, of Franklin was pronounced dead at the scene.

Three other passengers, all teens, have been treated at separate hospitals for their injuries. Their conditions were not immediately.

Rottman died at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio, which is why the coroner in that county was involved.

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