(L.A.) Sy Thongdy, 75, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2023-03257

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 75-year-old Asian male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Sy Thongdy.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death A: Multiple Organ Failure

Cause of Death B: Multiple Blunt Traumatic Injuries

RIP SY THONGDY (December 17, 1947 – March 24, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 2:10 p.m.

The decedent was born in Cambodia.

It was on February 19 that he was found lying on the roadway along Pacific Coast Highway and Pasadena Avenue in Central Long Beach.

He was the victim of a hit-and-run. The crash left him with broken ribs, a fractured neck bone, no circulation in his legs and lacerations to the forehead.

His condition worsened until he died from his injuries on March 24.

He is survived by his wife, five children, a niece, and 12 grandchildren.