Crime & Safety

Orange County Coroner ID's Pedestrian Who Was Struck and Killed

The Orange County coroner has released the name of a pedestrian who was struck by at least one vehicle in Westminster and killed.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA -- The Orange County coroner has released the name of a pedestrian struck by at least one vehicle near an intersection in Westminster and killed.

The victim, Hoang Tran, 62, was possibly a transient, Supervising Deputy Coroner Artin Baron said.

The crash took place about 4:20 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Washington Avenue, officials said. Tran was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The driver of one vehicle remained at the scene after hitting the man and cooperated with police, the Orange County Register reported.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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