SAN DIEGO : Dead Man Found in Car Identified
Authorities have identified the body found in a parked car as that of a man from Mexico.
Police discovered the body of Norberto Iribe Padilla, 36, in the car parked in the 7300 block of Viewcrest Drive in Encanto on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
The police were called by a woman at 4:20 p.m. who said she was checking her mailbox and noticed what appeared to be blood dripping from the car, parked in front of her home, police said. Residents told police the car had been there for two days.
The coroner’s office has yet to determine a cause of death.
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