(L.A.) Brad Lipshy, 61, Died in Santa Monica

Case Number: 2025-16723

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 61-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred on a sidewalk in Santa Monica.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Brad Lipshy.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Traumatic Injuries

RIP BRAD ANDREW LIPSHY (December 9, 1963 – October 24, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday night.

The decedent was one of two killed in a hit-and-run accident after leaving a sushi restaurant. He was the owner and CEO of Event Solutions, an events planning company.

Santa Monica police are looking for the driver of an orange-colored sedan that crashed into a group of people on a sidewalk Friday night, killing two and injuring two more.

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