3 Bay Area Babies Have Died of Fentanyl Overdose Since May

Published on November 30, 2023

At least three babies have died of overdose involving the synthetic opioid fentanyl in the Bay Area of Northern California since May, with a San Jose couple recently charged in the August death of their 18-month-old daughter. Derek Vaughn Rayo, 27, and Kelly Gene Richardson, 28, were both charged with murder on Nov. 22 in the child’s death from fentanyl and methamphetamine toxicity, authorities said. “As many of us gather with our families this week, please give a moment to think of … this innocent child and her sad and stolen life,” Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a press release ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. “This is not a law enforcement official overreacting to an illegal substance. Fentanyl will kill you as easily as a bullet. It is killing the children of our community.”...

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