Crime & Safety
Coroner IDs Irvine Man Killed in PCH Crash
Passenger Erik Valencia, 29, was killed Sunday afternoon in a five-car crash that shut down Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach for several hours.
An Irvine man was killed Sunday in a five car crash that shut down Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach for several hours, the Orange County coroner's office reported.
Erik Valencia, 29, was the passenger in a car that lost control and struck a truck, the coroner's report said. The deadly crash happened at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday on North Coast Highway and Irvine Cove Drive, Laguna Beach police reported.
Five other people were injured in the crash, and hospitalized with injuries ranging from minor to severe.
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PCH was closed in both directions for the majority of Sunday, and was opened just after 11 p.m.
The crash remains under investigation.
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