(L.A.) Estevan Whitfield, 37, Died on the 5 Freeway

Case Number: 2025-20088

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 37-year-old Latino male that occurred on the 5 Freeway.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Estevan Whitfield. Born in Sacramento County.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Injuries

RIP ESTEVAN LUIS WHITFIELD (August 24, 1988 – December 25, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday morning.

The government investigator had initially misspelled the decedent’s surname as Whitfied.