(L.A.) Rick Neff, 80, Died in West Hills

Case Number: 2025-20360

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of an 80-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred in a vehicle.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Rick Neff.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Trauma

RIP RICK NEFF ( December 30, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday night.

The decedent’s vehicle somehow ended up crashing into a tree.

LAFD responded at around 8:23 p.m. to 24440 Bell Canyon Road, near Valley Circle Boulevard.

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