(L.A.) Daniel Badillo Chavez, 27, Killed by a Vehicle
Case Number: 2023-00972
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 27-year-old male of Hispanic/Latin American ethnicity that occurred on a highway.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as Daniel Badillo Chavez of Simi Valley, California.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death: Blunt Force Injuries
RIP DANIEL BADILLO CHAVEZ (December 11, 1995 – January 25, 2023)
The decedent appears to have been a pedestrian struck and killed by a vehicle early Wednesday on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway near downtown Los Angeles.
The incident occurred around 4:15 a.m. on the southbound freeway near Cesar Chavez Avenue.
Chavez was walking in the No. 2 lane of the freeway when he was struck by the driver, who did remain at the scene.