(L.A.) Ricardo Llanos Diaz, 45, Died on a Highway
Case Number: 2023-01759
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 45-year-old male of Latin American ethnicity that occurred on a highway.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as Ricardo Llanos Diaz of Palmdale, California.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death: Multiple Blunt Force Injuries
RIP RICARDO LLANOS DIAZ (April 24, 1977 – February 13, 2023)
The decedent was killed early Monday morning in a two-car collision along Highway 138 in Antelope Valley.
The fatal accident happened around 1:13 a.m. on Highway 138, just west of the Pearblossom (18) Highway.
A sedan was traveling eastbound on the highway when it crashed into a stalled vehicle.
Diaz was ejected from his vehicle and died at the scene. It is unconfirmed which vehicle Diaz was in but it is presumed that he was driving the sedan.