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Case Number	Name	Gender	Age	City of Residence	Death Date	Death Location
17-03389-KI		Female			07/25/2017 at 20:49 hours	Dirt embankment next to bank parking lot, Newport Beach
Investigating Agency		Newport Beach Police Department # 17-06120 2049
Injury Date		07/25/2017 at 20:49 hours
Injury Location		San Miguel Drive and Pacific View Drive, Newport Beach
Injury Description		Driver of auto vs. fixed object
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Case Number	Name	Gender	Age	City of Residence	Death Date	Death Location
17-03332-BB	Jamie LOPEZ	Female	DOB: 05/24/1991	Santa Ana, CA	07/22/2017 at 02:21 hours	Street, Irvine
Investigating Agency		Irvine Police Department # 17-10534
Injury Date		07/22/2017 at Est. 02:21 hours
Injury Location		Jamboree Road, north of Main Street, Irvine
Injury Description		Decedent was passenger of an auto vs fixed object (also 17-03331-BB)
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Case Number	Name	Gender	Age	City of Residence	Death Date	Death Location
17-03331-BB	Nancy ORTIZ	Female	DOB: 03/24/1991	Garden Grove, CA	07/22/2017 at 02:21 hours	Street, Irvine
Investigating Agency		Irvine Police Department # 17-10534
Injury Date		07/22/2017 at Est. 02:21 hours
Injury Location		Jamboree Road, north of Main Street, Irvine
Injury Description		Decedent was passenger of a vehicle vs fixed object (also 17-03331-BB)
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Case Number	Name	Gender	Age	City of Residence	Death Date	Death Location
17-03326-YA		Female			07/22/2017 at 01:57 hours	Orange County Global Medical Center, Santa Ana
Investigating Agency		Orange Police Department # 17-07-0779
Injury Date		07/22/2017 at Est. 00:48 hours
Injury Location		Riverdale Avenue, east of N. Gayle Street, Orange
Injury Description		Contact handling agency.
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Case Number	Name	Gender	Age	City of Residence	Death Date	Death Location
17-03325-KU	James SCHAFER JR	Male	DOB: 01/10/1954	Lake Elsinore, CA	07/21/2017 at 22:45 hours	Orange County Global Medical Center, Santa Ana
Investigating Agency		California Highway Patrol/Santa Ana # Log 851
Injury Date		07/21/2017 at Est. 21:48 hours
Injury Location		Eastbound SR-91 west of S. Weir Canyon Road, Anaheim
Injury Description		Operator of motorcycle vs. auto and SUV
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Case Number	Name	Gender	Age	City of Residence	Death Date	Death Location
17-03316-BB	Ivonne FELIX-PEREZ	Female	DOB: 12/10/1966	Corona, CA	07/21/2017 at 07:33 hours	Street, Santa Ana
Investigating Agency		Santa Ana Police Department # 17-19784
Injury Date		07/21/2017 at Est. 07:33 hours
Injury Location		E. Dyer Road and Orange Avenue, Santa Ana
Injury Description		Decedent was operator of a motorcycle vs truck
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Case Number	Name	Gender	Age	City of Residence	Death Date	Death Location
17-03269-MM	Jose Luis MENDOZA	Male	DOB: 11/08/1990	Lakewood, CA	07/18/2017 at 17:04 hours	Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach
Investigating Agency		Orange County Sheriff # 17-027960
Injury Date		07/18/2017 at 15:40 hours
Injury Location		Queen Elizabeth Channel, Huntington Beach
Injury Description		The decedent was found in the ocean.
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Case Number	Name	Gender	Age	City of Residence	Death Date	Death Location
17-03246-MR	Aaron ORTEGA VAZQUEZ	Male	DOB: 10/28/1994		07/17/2017 at 02:46 hours	Orange County Global Medical Center, Santa Ana
Investigating Agency		California Highway Patrol/Santa Ana # Log #35
Injury Date		07/17/2017 at 01:59 hours
Injury Location		Northbound SR-55 and Westbound SR-22 transition, Orange
Injury Description		Decedent was the passenger in an out of control truck.
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Case Number	Name	Gender	Age	City of Residence	Death Date	Death Location
17-03245-MR		Male			07/17/2017 at 01:59 hours	Freeway, Orange
Investigating Agency		California Highway Patrol/Santa Ana # Log 35
Injury Date		07/17/2017 at 01:59 hours
Injury Location		Northbound SR-55 freeway and westbound SR-22 freeway transition, Orang
Injury Description		Decedent was the driver of an out of control pick up.
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Case Number	Name	Gender	Age	City of Residence	Death Date	Death Location
17-03244-WI	Amanda COATS	Female	DOB: 03/04/1980	Garden Grove, California	07/16/2017 at 19:20 hours	Private residence, Seal Beach
Investigating Agency		Seal Beach Police Department # 17-1614
Injury Date		07/16/2017 at Est. 19:20 hours
Injury Location		121 7th Street #12, Seal Beach
Injury Description		Please contact the handling agency for any additional details.
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Case Number	Name	Gender	Age	City of Residence	Death Date	Death Location
17-03243-WI	Rick MOORE	Male	DOB: 10/17/1967	Seal Beach, CA	07/16/2017 at 19:20 hours	Decedent's residence, Seal Beach
Investigating Agency		Seal Beach Police Department # 17-1614
Injury Date		07/16/2017 at Est. 19:20 hours
Injury Location		121 7th Street #12, Seal Beach
Injury Description		Please contact the handling agency for any additional details.
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Case Number	Name	Gender	Age	City of Residence	Death Date	Death Location
17-03240-RR	Jeff RUTKIN	Male	DOB: 04/22/1960	Trabuco Canyon, CA	Fnd.07/16/2017 at 12:50 hours	Decedent's residence, Trabuco Canyon
Investigating Agency		Orange County Sheriff # 17-027632
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Injury Location
Injury Description		Initial autopsy inconclusive; pending further investigation
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Case Number	Name	Gender	Age	City of Residence	Death Date	Death Location
17-03239-RR	Chuong NGUYEN	Male	DOB: 09/19/1984	Mission Viejo, CA	07/16/2017 at 08:45 hours	Dirt trail, Mission Viejo
Investigating Agency		Orange County Sheriff # 17-027604
Injury Date		07/16/2017 at 08:45 hours
Injury Location		Underneath Crown Valley Parkway overpass, east of Jardines Street, Mis
Injury Description		Decedent appears to have jumped off a bridge.
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Case Number	Name	Gender	Age	City of Residence	Death Date	Death Location
17-03220-YA	Jose VASQUEZ-PEREZ	Male	DOB: 11/13/1975	Costa Mesa, CA	07/15/2017 at 01:09 hours	Street, Newport Beach
Investigating Agency		Newport Beach Police Department # 17-5771
Injury Date		07/15/2017 at Est. 01:19 hours
Injury Location		Northbound Newport Blvd. south of Industrial Way, Newport Beach
Injury Description		Bicyclist vs. auto
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Case Number	Name	Gender	Age	City of Residence	Death Date	Death Location
17-03208-YA	Carey BRUCE	Male	DOB: 01/05/1981	San Diego, CA	07/14/2017 at 03:08 hours	Freeway, Irvine
Investigating Agency		California Highway Patrol/Santa Ana # 170714OC000
Injury Date		07/14/2017 at Est. 03:08 hours
Injury Location		Southbound I-405 fwy. north of Irvine Center Drive, Irvine
Injury Description		Driver of SUV vs. fixed object, tree
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