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Antioch teen survived Sunday crashBy Hilary CostaContra Costa Times (mailto:hcosta@bayareanewsgroup.com?subject=SanJose Mercury News: )

POSTED:   06/22/2010 03:39:28 PM PDT |  UPDATED:   4 YEARS AGO

A 16­year­old Antioch boy initially reported killed in a fiery auto accident Sunday is actually alive,according to the California Highway Patrol and hospital officials.

John Sellem, 16, is in fair condition at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.

The CHP reported Sunday that Sellem was severely injured in an accident that morning and haddied while being transported to UCDMC via helicopter. On Tuesday CHP spokesman Tom Maguiresaid his agency had been incorrectly told by the hospital that Sellem had died.

Medical center spokeswoman Karen Finney could not immediately comment on how themiscommunication happened.

The car accident occurred about 10:35 a.m. Sunday when a blue 2005 Toyota Sienna minivan,with Sellem as a passenger, took the Port Chicago Highway exit from eastbound Highway 4, thenstruck and crashed through the offramp guardrail.

The minivan went down an embankment to a transition road to southbound Highway 242, whereit collided with a white Ford F­150 pickup truck. The van came to rest in the Highway 242 medianand caught fire.

The van driver, 19­year­old Antioch resident Eric Tran, was treated for moderate burns. Sellem's17­year­old brother, who also goes by John, was also a passenger in the van. He was treated atUCDMC for burns and is now home recovering, according to a family friend.

Reach Hilary Costa at 925­943­8013.

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