(L.A.) Kyle Claytor, 36, Died on the 405 Freeway

Case Number: 2023-11368

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 36-year-old White/Caucasian that occurred on the 405 Freeway in Long Beach.

The coroner’s office has identified the person as Kyle Claytor.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt Trauma

RIP KYLE CLAYTOR (December 16, 1986 – August 28, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 12:29 a.m.

The decedent was fatally hit after exiting a vehicle involved in a collision on the San Diego (405) Freeway.

The initial crash involved a black sedan and a white sedan at 12:05 a.m. Monday on the southbound San Diego Freeway just north of Pacific Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. A witness said it caused a chain reaction.

Claytor got out one of the vehicles and was struck by multiple vehicles on the freeway.

One witness told the CHP that Claytor’s body was on the northbound side.