Crime & Safety
La Crescenta Student Cause Of Death Released
The Orange County Coroner's office has released the cause of Noah Domingo's death. The 18-year-old collapsed & died earlier this year.
LA CRESCENTA, CA —A University of California Irvine student who perished at an off-campus party earlier this year died of acute ethanol intoxication, the Orange County Coroner has said.
On January 12, 18-year-old Noah Domingo of La Crescenta was found dead at a Sycamore Creek home. According to his family, Domingo went to a college party with friends but never came home.
Domingo died at approximately 3:30 a.m. and his blood alcohol level registered over .33, an OCSD spokesperson said.
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"Toxicology tests did not detect any additional substances in his system at the time of his death," OCSD information officer Carrie Braun said.
The Irvine Police Department is actively investigating this case.
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"After our investigation, we will present our findings to the District Attorney’s Office, which will determine whether charges are warranted,” said Irvine Police Department Lieutenant Mark Anderson.
"Noah's dream was going into sports medicine," his family said over over GoFundMe.
The OCSD and the Irvine Police Department extended their deepest sympathies to the Domingo family in the loss of their son.
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