(L.A.) Rafael Orosco, 38, Died on the 110 Freeway

Case Number: 2025-16998

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 38-year-old Latino male that occurred on the Harbor (110) Freeway in South L.A.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Rafael Orosco.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Injuries

RIP RAFAEL OROSCO (May 15, 1987 – October 30, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday morning.

California Highway Patrol first heard about a body on the northbound side of the freeway at Manchester Avenue at around 5:52 a.m.

The decedent’s name is indeed spelled Orosco and not the common spelling Orozco. He had a rap sheet with drug-related offenses.

Description from YouTube Video:

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 6:00 am 10-30-25
LOCATION: 110N / Manchester
AREA/CITY: South LA

DETAILS:

Body found in the middle of the 110 freeway.

Lanes closed. 1 lane open, unknown if that lane will be closed for safety reasons. HOB remains open.

Off-duty cop in Tesla helped with a traffic break as well.

HANDLING AGENCY: CHP