(L.A.) Kelly Drake, 54, Died on a Highway

Case Number: 2023-08123

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 54-year-old White/Caucasian female that occurred on a highway.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Kelly Drake of Westminster.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Multiple Blunt Injuries

RIP KELLY DRAKE (December 17, 1968 – July 2, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 8:32 p.m.

The decedent was killed in a seven-vehicle crash on the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway in Lakewood.

The accident was reported at 8:14 p.m. on the southbound 605 Freeway at Carson Street.

The crash appears to have been triggered by an earlier two-vehicle crash at the Carson Street off-ramp after several vehicles were unable to stop to avoid the wreckage.