(L.A.) Cris Choi, 46, Died in Irwindale

Case Number: 2021-13834

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 46-year-old Asian male that occurred in a vehicle.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Cris Choi, resident of Solitaire Court in Mira Loma.

Born in L.A. County. Mother’s maiden name is Hoang.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Traumatic Injuries

RIP CRIS T CHOI (December 5, 1975 – December 19, 2021)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 10:00 p.m.

The decedent may have been of Vietnamese and/or Korean descent.

He was fatally injured in a traffic collision that occurred on the southbound 605 Freeway, south of Arrow Highway in Irwindale 91706.

His vehicle collided with a large commercial big-rig truck on the San Gabriel River Freeway. He died on the scene.