(L.A.) Matthew Hellums, 38, Died on the 91 Freeway

Case Number: 2026-01086

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 38-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred on the Gardena Freeway in Carson.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Matthew Hellums.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Trauma

RIP MATTHEW HELLUMS ( January 19, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made early Monday morning.

♦ Martin Luther King Jr. Day ♦

Multi-Vehicle Traffic Collision with Fatality at around 12:38 a.m.

State Route 91 West / South Central Avenue
= Westbound 91 Freeway, just west of Central Avenue

Map views only approximate location and do not indicate the precise spot where the incident happened.

Gardena Freeway… within the Carson/Compton stretch of the 91.

The segment of SR‑91 from the Harbor Freeway (I‑110) east to the Long Beach Freeway (I‑710) is officially named the Gardena Freeway.