Synopsis: Cause of death for Zane Newton
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KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION

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DECEDENT'S NAME:  Zane Newton       & nbsp;       &n bsp;       &nb sp;     CASE#: C-0638-08
CITY OF RESIDENCE:  Bakersfield, CA         ;                 & nbsp;     AGE: 9 Years
TYPE OF CASE: Accident
DATE OF INCIDENT:  03/19/2008      &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;         TIME: Unknown
LOCATION: In a dirt field located in 4500 block of Hughes Lane, Bakersfield
DATE OF DEATH: 03/19/2008      &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;              TIME: Unknown
PLACE OF DEATH: Same as above
INVESTIGATING AGENCY: Bakersfield Police Department
Details: After completing an autopsy on Zane Newton, the cause of death has been determined to be
airway obstruction of foreign body (dirt) and the mode of death is an accident.

Comments: None

DONNY YOUNGBLOOD, Sheriff-Coroner

By: Regina Mancera, Deputy Coroner
Date:     Thursday, March 20, 2008
Time:     3:15:39 PM