(L.A.) Jose Depaz, 62, Died in Llano

Case Number: 2026-09755

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 62-year-old Latino male that occurred at an intersection in Llano.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Jose Depaz.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Injuries

RIP JOSE DEPAZ ( June 20, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday morning.

The decedent was in a vehicle involved in a crash at around 4:45 a.m. on Pearblossom Highway, just east of 165th Street East.

California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles County Fire Department crews responded.

Fatality SR138 / 165th St East

State Route 138 / 165 Street East

Map views show only an approximate location and do not represent the exact site of the incident.

Llano is an unincorporated community of L.A. County, near the San Bernardino County line.

CHP TIMELINE

4:43 AM: [8] [Appended 4:48:02] [1] WHITE NISSAN SENTRA VERSUS UNKNOWN VEHICLE

4:44 AM: [11] [Appended 4:48:02] [4] TRANSITION ROAD TO LACOFD

4:45 AM: [4] 10-39 LACOFD CPYS ALL

4:54 AM: [24] 89-40C REQUEST/REQUIRED CALTRANS FOR ROAD CLOSURE

4:56 AM: [25] 1039 COUNTRYWIDE TOWING — 661-948-4442 — ETA 25 OL

5:01 AM: [29] CHP changed problem from TRAFFIC COLLISION UNKNOWN INJURIES to FATALITY

5:16 AM: [35] 89-46C BOTH EASTBOUND LANES SHUT DOWN — WESTBOUND LEFT-TURN LANE SHUT DOWN

5:18 AM: [37] 89-S4 REQUEST/REQUIRED TO SET UP PATTERN ON TWO WESTBOUND LANES, ALLOWING ONE TO GO THROUGH EASTBOUND AND ONE WESTBOUND

6:11 AM: [53] LA CORONER CC#2026-09755 — UNKNOWN ETA

8:10 AM: [62] 1039 CLARK AND HOWARD TOW — 661-947-7112 — ETA 35 OL WITH EVIDENCE TOW, EN ROUTE FROM LANCASTER

8:17 AM: [64] 1039 CLARK AND HOWARD COPYS LINE 63 — ADVS SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE BOTH VEHICLES SOUTH; IF NOT, WILL SEND ADD 1185

9:01 AM: [65] A89-046A FOLLOWING CLARK AND HOWARD TO TOW YARD FOR EVIDENCE

9:01 AM: [66] SECONDARY LOCATION FOR A89-046A: CLARK AND HOWARD TOW YARD

9:32 AM: [70] A89-040A ROADWAY OPEN

The log identifies one vehicle as a white Nissan Sentra. The other vehicle is described only as an unknown vehicle.

Note that there are multiple decedents named “Jose Depaz” in public records.