Crime & Safety

Elderly Man Dies After Crashing Into Light Pole

Gex Coons, 96, died Tuesday from injuries he suffered after crashing his car into a light pole over the weekend.

By City News Service

Authorities today identified a 96-year-old man who died after the car he was driving struck a light pole in Newport Beach.

Gex Coons of Newport Beach was injured around 2:45 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Dover and Cliff drives, according to the Orange County coroner's office.

He was pronounced dead just before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Western Medical Center in Santa Ana, the coroner's office reported.

Police were investigating if Coons suffered some kind of medical emergency prior to the crash, according to the Orange County Register.

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