(L.A.) Jose Martinez Diaz De Leon, 50, Died on the Hollywood Freeway

Case Number: 2026-07573

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 50-year-old Latino male that occurred at the interchange where the southbound 170 Freeway passes beneath U.S. Route 101 in North Hollywood.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Jose Martinez Diaz De Leon.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Injuries

RIP JOSE MARTINEZ DIAZ DE LEON ( May 10, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made early Sunday morning.

State Route 170 South / US 101 South

California Highway Patrol first heard about the incident at 2:37 a.m.

The decedent was a motorcyclist who collided with an unidentified vehicle while traveling on the southbound 170 beneath the 101 interchange.

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