Crime & Safety

Fatal Irvine Crash

73-year-old William Peng was killed on June 29 when his vehicle collided with a tree on Alton Parkway east of Harvard Ave.

Irvine, CA--A single vehicle crash claimed the life of a 73-year-old William Peng of Irvine on Tuesday, June 29.

Peng was reportedly driving alone south on Alton Parkway when his Mazda sport utility vehicle in slammed into a tree in the center median.

Firefighters responded to the crash at 4:45 p.m. and freed the victim from the vehicle, but were unable to revive him.

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"He was pronounced dead at the scene," Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Larry Kurtz said.

It was not immediately known what caused the crash.

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