An Irvine physician agreed in federal court Wednesday to plead guilty to illegally distributing opioids, including some prescribed to a man convicted of running over and killing an off-duty Costa Mesa fire captain riding his bicycle in Mission Viejo.
Dr. Dzung Anh Pham prescribed narcotics to several individuals, including to a man convicted of running over and killing an off-duty Costa Mesa fire captain, prosecutors said. Five of Pham's clients died of overdoses.
A segment of the 55 Freeway, between 19th Street and MacArthur Boulevard, will officially be named in honor of Kreza, who was struck by a DUI driver in Mission Viejo in November 2018.