(L.A.) Samuel Merced, 20, Died in an Accident

Case Number: 2023-01704

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 20-year-old Latin American male that occurred on a street.

The coroner’s office has identified the young man as Samuel Merced.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Neck Trauma

RIP SAMUEL “SAMMY” MERCED (July 9, 2002 – February 11, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 11:06 a.m.

According to family, the decedent was driving home from the gym on Saturday when he was fatally hit by an 18-wheeler truck.