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Medical Examiner: Pedestrian, Meth Deaths Up in 2016

Aug. 24, 2017 | 10:47 AM

Pedestrian fatalities reached their highest number in decades, while methamphetamine-related deaths and homicides also increased last year compared to recent years.

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Opiates: A Fatal Epidemic in San Diego County

Aug. 10, 2017 | 11:49 AM

Prescription drug abuse has become an epidemic in San Diego. Statistics from the County Medical Examiner’s Office show a significant rise in fatal heroin and other opiate drug cases in recent years.

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This red, three-wheeled walker and wooden cane were found near the train tracks where an unidentified man was struck and killed Tuesday night. The Medical Examiner is asking for the public to contact them if they know the name of the person who owned these items.

Medical Examiner Seeks Public’s Help Identifying John Doe

Feb. 17, 2017 | 5:01 PM

Update: The Medical Examiner identified the man and notified his family on March 2, 2017. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying an older man who was struck by an Amtrak train last Tuesday night in Oceanside. A red three-wheeled walker and a wooden cane were found nearby […]

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VIDEO: ‘Designer Drugs’ Driving Deaths Up

Jan. 17, 2017 | 3:03 PM

The numbers are in. The medical examiner says for 2015, the most recent year available, deaths from drug use are up and the kinds of drugs being used are changing – sometimes unknowingly to the buyer.

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Designer drug deaths remain a concern for the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.

Medical Examiner: Drug- and Alcohol-related Deaths Up

Dec. 14, 2016 | 8:00 AM

After a dip in 2014, unintentional deaths due to drugs or alcohol were up again last year, according to data from the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s 2015 Annual Report, which gives an overview of deaths investigated by the office.