Kern County coroner rules death of man found in Bakersfield dirt field as accidental methamphetamine toxicity

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Kern County officials have determined that the man found deceased in a dirt southeast field died of methamphetamine toxicity. Deputies with the Kern County Sheriff's Office found 48-year-old Geraldo Ramirez in a dirt field north of 5700 East Panama Lane in Bakersfield on June 20 around 3:12 p.m. Through a postmortem [...]