Category: Orange County Coroner

Woman Killed in Crash With Boyfriend’s Car in Orange Identified

May 9, 2022
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ORANGE, Calif.—Coroner’s officials Sunday released the name of a 38- year-old woman who was killed when the car in which she was following her boyfriend collided with his vehicle after what police called a “domestic altercation.” The woman was identified as Didiana Lomeli of Anaheim, according to the Orange County coroner’s office. The fight occurred…

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Family That Buried Stranger Wins $1.5 Million in Case Against Orange County

April 19, 2022
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Family members who believed they buried their relative—only to later discover the relative was in fact alive and the body was misidentified—were awarded $1.5 million April 19 after a jury found the Orange County Coroner’s Office negligent by misidentifying a deceased body. Following a three-week trial, jurors awarded the father, Frank Kerrigan, 86, $1.1 million…

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Elderly Man With Dementia Arrested in Wife’s Death in Mission Viejo

March 16, 2022
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MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—An elderly man diagnosed with dementia was arrested by police on March 15 after deputies determined there were “suspicious” circumstances surrounding his wife’s death. William Wiley, 86, was arrested on Tuesday, after his wife, also in her 80s, was found dead inside a residence, according to the department. Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies…

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Orange County Man Dies After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine

January 27, 2021
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The Orange County Coroner’s office is investigating whether a second dose of a Pfizer vaccine contributed to the death of a local healthcare worker. The Orange County Coroner Division told The Epoch Times in a statement Jan. 27 that the death of Tim Zook, 60, is under an open investigation and that additional tests within…

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