(L.A.) Diego Manzo Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2023-17674

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a Latino male at Antelope Valley Hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the teen as Diego Manzo of Hesperia.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt Trauma

RIP DIEGO MANZO (July 31, 2008 – December 16, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 12:09 a.m.

The decedent was driving a white Jeep Wrangler when it rolled over on a street in Lake Los Angeles. One of his passengers died at the scene, while four others were injured.

The passenger who died after being ejected from the vehicle was 17-year-old Alejandro Monge Ramos of Hemet.

 
As seen above, L.A.’s Department of Medical Examiner has initially given the boy’s age as 15 and his date of birth as June 30, 2008. This is disputed by a family member in the Comments section below. Later, the DME changed the date birth to July 31, 2008.

To ask that the public record be corrected for legal purposes, such as on the death certificate, contact the local government agency at (323) 343-0714 or (323) 343-0695 during office hours. The investigator assigned to this case is Adrian Kreischer.