Emily Gold, a 17-year-old dancer who competed on the current season of “America’s Got Talent” with her high school dance team, has died after being struck by a vehicle in her hometown of Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Officer Rodrigo Jiménez, a public information officer with the California Highway Patrol, confirmed the teen’s death in a statement shared with The Epoch Times via email, noting that officers had responded to a call on Sept. 13 at approximately 11:52 p.m. regarding a downed pedestrian.