Synopsis: 12 year old boy riding bicycle struck by an SUV in Ridgecrest, California

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DECEDENT'S NAME:   Alec Haines Turner       & nbsp;       &n bsp;       &nb sp;       CASE#:
1145-08
CITY OF RESIDENCE:  Ridgecrest      &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;       AGE:  12 years
TYPE OF CASE:  Operator of bicycle struck by SUV
DATE OF INCIDENT:  05/20/2008      &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;        TIME:1949 hours
LOCATION: Southbound Down Street near the Intersection of Oregon Street in
Ridgecrest
DATE OF DEATH:    05/20/2008      &nb sp;       &nbs p;         ;             TIME:2038
hours
PLACE OF DEATH:  Ridgecret Regional Hospital Emergency Department
INVESTIGATING AGENCY:  Ridgecrest Police Department

Details:The decedent was the unhelmeted operator of a bicycle that was
struck by an SUV.  He was transported to Ridgecrest Regional Hospital where he expired due to his
injuries.

Comments:  None

DONNY YOUNGBLOOD, Sheriff-Coroner

By:  Vicki Fennell, Deputy Coroner
Date:     Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Time:     4:44:50 AM