(L.A.) Sheldon Turchin, 88, Died in Signal Hill

Case Number: 2024-11194

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of an 88-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred on a street in Signal Hill.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Sheldon Turchin.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Trauma

RIP SHELDON TURCHIN (December 24, 1935 – July 12, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 5:51 p.m.

The decedent and a companion were in a vehicle on Cherry Avenue near Spring Street when it was rear-ended by a speeding vehicle that propelled them into a tree. The pair died at the scene.

Police arrested the drunk driver for gross vehicular manslaughter.