(L.A.) Joseph Lopez, 29, Died in a Motorcycle Accident

Case Number: 2023-10574

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 29-year-old Latino male that occurred on a street in Lancaster.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Joseph Lopez. Born in L.A. County. Mother’s maiden name is Austin.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt Traumatic Injuries

RIP JOSEPH OSCAR LOPEZ (April 17, 1994 – August 11, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 11:48 p.m.

The decedent was a motorcyclist who was killed in a high-speed, fiery collision with a Toyota Tundra in Lancaster.

According to a preliminary investigation, a woman driving the Tundra was westbound on Avenue H and reportedly made a left turn southbound onto 30th Street West. The motorcyclist was eastbound on Avenue H approaching 30th Street West and collided with the Tundra, ejecting the victim and causing the motorcycle to burst into flames.

Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs’ Department’s Lancaster Station responded to the intersection of Avenue H and 30th Street West.

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

W Avenue H & 30th St W, Lancaster, CA 93536