(L.A.) Anthony Gomez, 28, Died in Van Nuys

Case Number: 2023-14835

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 28-year-old Latino male that occurred on the 405 Freeway.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Anthony Gomez.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Multiple Blunt Traumatic Injuries

RIP ANTHONY GOMEZ (February 24, 1995 – October 30, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 5:05 a.m.

The decedent was fatally injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway in Van Nuys.

California Highway Patrol stated the crash happened at around 4:38 a.m. on the northbound freeway north of Sherman Way.

Gomez was driving north and hit the center divider, causing him to spin, and the vehicle wound up facing the wrong way on the freeway. Other vehicles then hit his vehicle.