Alpine

The San Diego County coroner’s office was trying Sunday to determine the circumstances in the death of a 76-year-old man found fatally burned in the driveway of his Alpine home Saturday morning. Deputy Coroner Everett Mauger identified the victim as Albert Earl Hopkins of Sunny Acres Avenue. Mauger said matches had been used to set fire to Hopkins’ clothing, but it had not been determined whether his death was an accident, a homicide or a suicide.