Crime & Safety

Coroner's Jury Reaches Finding In Death

The county coroner convenes inquests into cases involving law enforcement that led to a death.

MARTINEZ, CA — A Contra Costa County coroner's jury reached a finding last week in the June death of a 29-year-old Oakland woman.

Jackson died June 25 in Moraga when she crashed through a guardrail on Glorietta Boulevard.
A police officer allegedly saw Jackson allegedly commit a traffic violation near Moraga Way and St. Andrews Drive around 10:10 a.m. that day.

Contra Costa County sheriff-coroner David Livingston announced that a coroner's jury has ruled that the manner of death was accidental.

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On June 25, a police officer allegedly saw Jackson allegedly commit a traffic violation near Moraga Way and St. Andrews Drive around 10:10 a.m. that day.

Authorities said the officer called off the pursuit for safety reasons not long before the crash, in which Jackson was killed and a passenger in the vehicle was injured and taken to a hospital.

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Livingston convenes inquests into cases involving law enforcement that led to a death.


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