Body Of Driver Killed In Traffic Crash Identified

October 14, 2025 ·

LOS ANGELES—Last Saturday morning, the California Highway Patrol was alerted about a crash that occurred on a road connecting the southbound Hollywood (170) Freeway to the southbound Golden State (5) Freeway, and this crash involved a car hitting a tree. The driver was killed. Now the body of that driver has been identified. So has the cause of his death. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has determined that he is Sebastian Arredondo. He was twenty years old when he died. The cause of his death was a combination of inhalation of combustion products as the car caught on fire when it hit the tree and injuries caused by the fire.   By Daniel Diquinzio
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