(L.A.) Amelia Hemaratanatorn, 45, Died in a Vehicle

Case Number: 2024-19808

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 45-year-old Asian female that occurred in a vehicle.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Amelia Hemaratanatorn.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Multilple Blunt-Force Traumatic Injuries

RIP AMELIA HEMARATANATORN (November 9, 1979 – December 19, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 2:12 a.m.

The decedent was fatally injured in a two-vehicle crash in Covina.

Wrong-Way Car Crash Into Box Truck Leaves Driver Dead in Covina

From the video description:

A car crossed over lanes, traveling the wrong way when it slammed into a box truck, killing the driver.

California Highway Patrol officers, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department deputies and the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a traffic collision with one person trapped at North Lark Ellen Avenue and East Cypress Street in the city of Covina.

Firefighters and paramedics pronounced the female driver of the car deceased at the scene. Per multiple witnesses, the vehicle was traveling northbound and crossed over to the southbound lanes, crashing head-on into a box truck.

CHP will be taking over an investigation into the fatal crash.