(L.A.) Caleb Gainer, 22, Died in Long Beach
Case Number: 2026-03142
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 22-year-old Black male that occurred in a vehicle.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as Caleb Gainer.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Trauma
RIP CALEB GAINER ( February 21, 2026)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday.
The decedent was one of four people who died in a fiery single-vehicle crash near Long Beach Airport at around 1:20 a.m.
2026-03143 BRIAN DELGADO 28 VEHICLE 2026-03142 CALEB GAINER 22 VEHICLE 2026-03141 ISABEL ACEVEDO 22 VEHICLE 2026-03140 AMBER DELGADO 22 STREET
Police responded to the area of East Spring Street and Lakewood Boulevard, where a 2008 Honda Accord hit a center median curb, lost control and crashed into an underpass support wall before bursting into flames.
A woman was found outside the vehicle and died at the scene. Three additional victims, two males and one female, were found dead inside the burned car.