(L.A.) Emerson Gonzalez Escobar, 24, Died on a Street

Case Number: 2025-10878

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 24-year-old Latino male that occurred on a street.

The coroner’s office identified the young man as Emerson Gonzalez Escobar.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Multiple Blunt-Force Traumatic Injuries

RIP EMERSON NOEL GONZALEZ ESCOBAR ( July 5, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday.

The decedent was fatally injured in a crash involving a Porsche Panamera, whose female driver attempted to flee the scene. It happened at around 9:20 p.m.

Incident location was 91st and Figueroa streets in the Vermont Vista area of South L.A.

According to the fundraiser, the decedent was from El Salvador. The family wishes for his body to be repatriated home to his mother.

GoFundMe: gofundme.com/f/emersons-final-journey-to-his-family

UPDATE: In September, LAPD identified the suspected driver as 24-year-old Cierra Danae Whitaker, a known prostitute who works along the Figueroa Corridor. There is a $50,000 reward for information leading to her arrest.