(L.A.) John Hermoso, 37, Died in a Bike Accident

Case Number: 2022-04715

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 37-year-old Filipino male that occurred on a street.

The coroner’s office identified the man as John Hermoso of the Westlake neighborhood between Koreatown and downtown.

Born in L.A. County. Mother’s maiden name is Alcova.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt Trauma

RIP JOHN PHILLIP HERMOSO (November 16, 1984 – April 30, 2022)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 1:33 p.m.

The decedent’s residential address on file with the medical examiner is 2430 Ocean View Avenue, #502, Los Angeles, CA 90057. That is the sober living facility Elm House, just north of MacArthur Park in Westlake.

He died while riding his bike in the area of 21521 Sand Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91387.

According to California Highway Patrol, the victim was riding on the wrong side of the road as he rounded a blind curve, and slammed into the driver’s BMW, which was traveling at a slow rate of speed. The BMW driver called 911 and stayed at the scene.

“A blue BMW 323CI was traveling southbound on Santa Clara Truck Trail, south of Sand Canyon Road, in the southbound lane, and at approximately 15 mph,” the CHP report read.

Hermoso was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Santa Clara Truck Trail, south of Sand Canyon Road, according to the CHP report.

“The driver and solo-occupant of the BMW did not sustain any injuries,” the CHP statement read.

Map views only approximate location and do not indicate the precise spot where the incident happened.

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The decedent was known as Panduh / Panda / Pan Duh.