Bicyclist struck by alleged DUI driver near Newport Harbor High identified
A white painted “ghost bike” has been placed at the corner of 16th Street and Irvine Avenue, where an 80-year-old man, Ernest Adams, of Newport Beach was struck by an alleged DUI driver on March 28 and later succumbed to his injuries.
(Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)
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A Newport Beach resident who died in the hospital last week after his bicycle was struck by an alleged DUI driver near the intersection of 16th Street and Irvine Avenue has been identified by the Orange County coroner’s office.
Ernest Adams, 80, was riding his bike near Newport Harbor High School at around 3:15 p.m. on March 28 when he collided with a vehicle driven by Alexis Garcialopez, 20, of Norwalk, Newport Beach Police Department spokeswoman Heather Rangel confirmed Monday.