(L.A.) Peter Arata, 56, Died on a Street

Case Number: 2023-12830

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 56-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred on a street in North Hollywood.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Peter Arata.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt Trauma

RIP PETER ARATA (July 28, 1967 – September 22, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 8:36 p.m.

The decedent was in a wheelchair when he was fatally struck by a vehicle going south on Lankershim Boulevard near Strathern Street.

The collision occurred outside a facility operated by LA Family Housing, a nonprofit agency that provides housing and services for homeless people. It is still not known if the man was homeless.

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