(L.A.) Hugh Desbas, 33, Died on a Highway

Case Number: 2022-03775

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 33-year-old male that occurred on a highway in Pearblossom.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Hugh Desbas and listed his race/ethnicity as Latino.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt Force Trauma

RIP HUGH DESBAS (November 17, 1988 – April 4, 2022)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 8:58 p.m.

The decedent was fatally injured by a vehicle. He was described by the government investigator as indigent and homeless.

Incident Location:
Highway 138, West of 130th Street East, Pearblossom, CA 93553