(L.A.) Brandon Garcua, 18, Died on the 105 Freeway

Case Number: 2024-07315

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of an 18-year-old Latino male that occurred on the 105 Freeway.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Brandon Garcua.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Injuries

RIP BRANDON GARCUA (October 17, 2005 – May 2, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 11:00 p.m.

The decedent died in a fiery two-vehicle crash on the Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway in South L.A.

California Highway Patrol heard about the accident at around 10:44 p.m. The scene was at the Vermont Avenue exit of the westbound 105. Officers found a sedan on the freeway’s right shoulder and another vehicle on fire in the HOV lane.

Notice that the Department of Medical Examiner spelled the decedent’s surname as Garcua and not Garcia.