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An Irvine physician agreed in federal court Wednesday to plead guilty to illegally distributing opioids, including some prescribed to a man convicted of running over and killing an off-duty Costa Mesa fire captain riding his bicycle in Mission Viejo.
Dr. Dzung Anh Pham prescribed narcotics to several individuals, including to a man convicted of running over and killing an off-duty Costa Mesa fire captain, prosecutors said. Five of Pham's clients died of overdoses.
Stephen Taylor Scarpa, 28, was driving under the influence of various drugs when he fatally struck a Costa Mesa firefighter bicycling on a Mission Viejo sidewalk. He was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in prison.
Stephen Taylor Scarpa, 28, of Mission Viejo, was sentenced in the death of Mike Kreza, 44, following a 2018 vehicle collision that occurred while the driver was under the influence of narcotics.
SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former addiction care center employee was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison on Dec. ...