(L.A.) Ernest Delce, 46, Died on a Street
Case Number: 2025-16063
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 46-year-old Black male that occurred on a street.
The coroner’s office identified the man as Ernest Delce. Born in L.A. County.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Traumatic Injuries
RIP ERNEST CHARLES DELCE (September 9, 1979 – October 12, 2025)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday morning.
The decedent was riding his motorcycle at around 3:00 a.m. in South L.A. when he was fatally injured.
Surveillance video from a nearby security camera showed a car suddenly stopping in the middle of the road, causing the motorcyclist to crash. The driver of the car then left the scene without attempting to render aid or call for help.
The incident happened near the intersection of 92nd Street and South Broadway.
Description from YouTube Video:
Motorcycle rider killed in a crash.
Radio traffic of the accident said it was a hit-and-run crash.
The MC rider can be seen not too far from his mangled bike.
Broadway is closed off in all directions from 93rd St and 92nd St.
A car club event was being held just one block North of the crash on Broadway.
The family of the rider was also at the event and was seen distraught and screaming when they found out it was their loved one who had died.
HANDLING AGENCY: LAPD Southeast