Crime & Safety
Anaheim Woman Faces Murder Charge In DUI Hit-And-Run In Newport Beach
A 36-year-old woman was charged with murder Tuesday stemming from a hit-and-run collision that killed a bicyclist in Newport Beach.
NEWPORT BEACH, CA — A 36-year-old woman was charged with murder Tuesday stemming from a hit-and-run collision that killed a bicyclist in Newport Beach.
Adriana Bernal was charged with second-degree murder and failing to stop at a hit-and-run with death, according to court records.
The collision occurred Sunday on Jamboree Road south of University Drive. Police were dispatched to the scene just before 8:30 a.m.
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The victim — 43-year-old Randon William Cintron of Costa Mesa — was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Orange County Sheriff's Sgt. Scott Steinle.
Police arrested Bernal a short time later in the nearby Eastbluff neighborhood, authorities said. Police said she has a prior arrest for driving under the influence.
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Bernal has multiple cases pending against her for possession of heroin, car theft and receiving stolen property dating back to two years, according to court records. Bernal did not enter a plea Tuesday at her arraignment in the jail courtroom in Santa Ana and the hearing was rescheduled for Sept. 22 in the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach.
