Incoming UNT student seriously injured in Justin car crash after driver ran red light

A Justin teen who was packed up to start college this week is now in the hospital in critical condition after investigators say her vehicle was struck by a driver who ran a red light.On Aug. 2 at around 10 p.m., Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded to a two-way crash on the westbound lanes of State Highway 114 and Winding Meadows Drive.Investigators found 26-year-old Maleyna Sotelo ignored a red light traveling westbound on SH 114 and struck the driver's side of a Mazda vehicle that was traveling southbound on Winding Meadows Drive.The Mazda's driver, 18-year-old Rebekah Burge, was taken to Baylor Grapevine Hospital with serious injuries. She remains in critical condition.Sotelo and two others in her vehicle, a 16-year-old and a 7-year-old, were transported to the hospital with minor injuries.Sotelo was issued two citations: disregarding a traffic signal and no driver's license. Texas DPS says their investigation into the crash remains ongoing.Teen hospitalized"She was
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