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Good morning, it’s Wednesday, June 9. I’m Carol Cormaci, bringing you today’s TimesOC newsletter with the latest roundup of Orange County news and events.
The Orange County district attorney’s office on Tuesday announced charges against two suspects, both Costa Mesa residents, in the killing of 6-year-old Aiden Leos on the 55 Freeway in May.
Marcus Anthony Eriz, 24, accused of firing a weapon into a vehicle in an apparent road-rage incident, is charged with murder and discharge of a gun into an occupied vehicle, while Wynne Lee, 23, the driver of the car from which Eriz allegedly pulled the trigger, is charged with accessory after the fact and having a concealed firearm in her vehicle.
The Orange County Transportation Authority has completed work on a new passing siding railroad track in Laguna Niguel and San Juan Capistrano that reduces delays and enhances safety for rail traffic traveling through the area.
The project added 1.8 miles of new passing siding railroad track between the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo Metrolink Station and Trabuco Creek in San Juan Capistrano, running adjacent to the I-5 freeway.
The $36.4 million project was led by OCTA, and built by Reyes Construction, in collaboration with Metrolink and the cities of San Juan Capistrano and Laguna Niguel. Enhanced safety measures were taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and, with strong collaboration between all partners on the project, it was finished approximately three months ahead of schedule.