(L.A.) Joshua Quitanar, 23, Died in a River

Case Number: 2019-08291

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 23-year-old Hispanic male that occurred in a river.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Joshua Quitanar.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt Trauma

RIP JOSHUA QUITANAR (December 12, 1995 – November 5, 2019)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 1:15 a.m.

The decedent was killed in a crash on the southbound 605 Freeway in Industry.

California Highway Patrol said the accident happened at around 12:20 a.m. just north of the 60 Freeway. The car veered off the freeway for an unknown reason and landed in the riverbed below.

There was no indication of another car being involved.