(L.A.) Perfecto Garcia, 73, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2023-11228

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 73-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Perfecto Garcia.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Sequelae of Multiple Traumatic Injuries

RIP PERFECTO DELGADO GARCIA (April 18, 1950 – August 24, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 10:04 p.m.

The decedent was killed in a fatal hit-and-run collision in Pacoima.

The collision occurred at around 8:40 p.m. on August 9 (Wednesday) when a blue or green Ford Explorer SUV traveling near Norris Avenue and Polk Street collided with the man crossing south of Polk Street. The vehicle didn’t stop.

LAFD paramedics arrived at the location and transported the L.A. resident to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries two weeks later.