Kern County coroner’s office IDs man killed in fiery car crash on Marriott Dr.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County coroner’s office has identified the man died in a fiery car crash near a Marriott hotel.

Law enforcement identified the man as 45-year-old Omar Marlyn Archie of West Jordan, Utah.

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Emergency personnel were dispatched to the 3800 block of Marriott Drive on Sept. 8, around 4:43 a.m.

There, the Bakersfield Police Department found the car that crashed caught fire and Archie, who was operating the vehicle, was determined to be deceased at the scene.

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The coroner’s office said a postmortem exam has been conducted and the cause and manner of Archie’s death are still pending…

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