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Arraignment postponed

An arraignment for three teens accused of gang-raping an

unconscious 16-year-old girl in a Corona del Mar home last July was

continued from Tuesday to March 14.

Orange County Superior Court Judge Everett Dickey on Jan. 29 ruled

there was sufficient evidence to order Gregory Haidl, 17, and Kyle

Nachreiner and Keith Spann, both 18, to trial. The judge watched a

20-minute video tape the teens reportedly made that captured the

incident and heard testimony from police detectives, as well as

arguments from the prosecutor and seven defense attorneys

representing the boys.

The three Inland Valley teens -- all 17 at the time -- face 24

felony counts because Dickey dismissed one count of digital

penetration against each defendant. Haidl, son of Orange County

Assistant Sheriff Don Haidl, and Nachreiner face additional

enhancements for allegedly inflicting great bodily injury to the

victim and using a deadly weapon -- in this case, a pool cue -- to

penetrate her.

The teens are free on $100,000 bail each.

Newport car collision kills Huntington man

A man died and two women were hospitalized after their cars

collided in the 9600 block of West Coast Highway in Newport Beach at

about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Ralph Matson, 72, of Huntington Beach, was

pronounced dead at Hoag Hospital at 1:26 p.m.

Matson was driving westbound on Coast Highway when his car crossed

the center divider and struck head on a 1991 Jetta driven by Kiriaki

Kotsonas, 23, of Long Beach. Kotsonas and her 26-year-old passenger

were taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana to be treated for

lacerations, fractures and suspected internal injuries.

The cause of death for Matson is under investigation. Newport

Beach Police Sgt. Steve Shulman said that the man may have had a

medical emergency that caused his 1993 Saturn sedan to cross into

oncoming traffic.