(L.A.) Gandy La Torre Zapata, 39, Died on the 101 Freeway

Case Number: 2024-17939

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 39-year-old Latino male that occurred on the Ventura Freeway.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Gandy La Torre Zapata.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt Traumatic Injuries

RIP GANDY LA TORRE ZAPATA (March 16, 1985 – November 16, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 12:25 a.m.

The decedent was fatally injured in a two-vehicle crash on the southbound Ventura (101) Freeway in Woodland Hills.

Note that mainstream media have reported that the individual was a female named Candy.

California Highway Patrol said a two-vehicle crash happened at 12:12 a.m. near the Winnetka Avenue off-ramp where a silver BMW and a black BMW both suffered major damage with large pieces of debris blocking multiple lanes.