By
Brent A. Duque | February 8, 2024
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![An officer signs paperwork for an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy coroner after one person was fatally injured in a crash shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday near Euclid Street and Warner Avenue in Fountain Valley, one person was also taken to a hospital. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)]()
An officer signs paperwork for an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy coroner after one person was fatally injured in a crash shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday near Euclid Street and Warner Avenue in Fountain Valley, one person was also taken to a hospital. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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![Police crime-scene tape is placed on a hydrant where one person was fatally injured in a crash in Fountain Valley. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)]()
Police crime-scene tape is placed on a hydrant where one person was fatally injured in a crash in Fountain Valley. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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![An officer picks up medical waste where one person died in a crash in Fountain Valley early Tuesday morning. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)]()
An officer picks up medical waste where one person died in a crash in Fountain Valley early Tuesday morning. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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![An officer removes crime-scent tape as an investigation wraps up where one person died in a crash early Tuesday morning. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)]()
An officer removes crime-scent tape as an investigation wraps up where one person died in a crash early Tuesday morning. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)
One person died and another was injured Tuesday morning, Dec. 26, in a car crash in Fountain Valley, police said.
The crash happened shortly after 5:30 a.m. near Euclid Street and Warner Avenue and one person was taken to a hospital, according to Metronet, a fire dispatch service.
Investigators on scene confirmed that one person had died and another was hospitalized.
Details about the crash or condition of the surviving victim were not immediately available. A coroner van was seen at the crash site.
Investigators were still on scene shortly before 8 a.m. and had closed part of the intersection.
About The Author
Brent A. Duque
From humble beginnings and son of hard-working immigrant parents, Brent Duque was raised in La Puente, California. After graduating from West Covina High School and Mt. San Antonio College, Mr. Duque went on to graduate from Cal State University Fullerton with a Bachelors degree in Political Science. After obtaining his undergraduate degree, Mr. Duque did his graduate studies in Education and Public Administration at California Polytechnic University Pomona.
After working for other firms, Mr. Duque knew that if he opened his own firm, he could provide more aggressive representation, better communication with clients, and secure larger settlements and verdicts for his clients.
In 2006, he started his firm and has had a remarkable and successful career that he attributes to his firm’s aggressive and relentless pursuit of justice for his clients. As owner and managing attorney of the firm, Mr. Duque has fought for and secured millions of dollars for his clients.
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