(L.A.) Nathan McCormick, 30, Died on the 5 Fwy

Case Number: 2025-08923

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 30-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred on a freeway.

The coroner’s office identified the individual as Nathan McCormick.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Multiple Blunt-Force Injuries & Thermal Burns

RIP NATHAN B. MCCORMICK (October 27, 1994 – May 29, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday.

LAFD sent out a bulletin at 10:42 p.m. about an accident involving an automobile and a tractor-trailer on the northbound 5 Freeway in Sylmar. The auto was fully engulfed in flames. There were two confirmed fatalities. The other appears to have bee his “new girlfriend” Amanda Castillo, 35 years of age.
 

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(L.A.) Amanda Castillo, 35, Died on the 5 Fwy