(L.A.) Ernest Ridgle, 54, Died in Gardena

Case Number: 2024-15779

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 54-year-old Black male that occurred at an intersection in Gardena.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Ernest Ridgle of Moreno Valley.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Multiple Blunt-Force Traumatic Injuries

RIP ERNEST RIDGLE (September 4, 1970 – October 5, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 6:19 p.m.

The decedent was a motorcyclist who was fatally injured after he rear-ended a bus and hit another vehicle.

Gardena Police Department said the crash happened at 6:10 p.m. at the intersection of Western Avenue and 139th Street.

The biker was going southbound on Western.