(L.A.) Christopher Castellanos, 30, Died in a Vehicle

Case Number: 2024-01385

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 30-year-old Latino male that occurred in a vehicle.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Christopher Castellanos.

STATUS: The decedent’s body is ready to be released. Ruling by the deputy medical examiner is deferred pending additional investigation.

Manner and cause of death will be added to this page when it becomes available.

If the DME has ordered drug screening, the next public update may take three to seven months.

RIP CHRISTOPHER CASTELLANOS (October 22, 1993 – January 21, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 8:34 p.m.

The decedent was in an SUV that was speeding and crashed off the side of a street in Long Beach and plunged into the Los Cerritos Channel.