Tragic freeway crash claims life of 65-year-old Korean American in LA

The Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office recently announced that Kim Byung-chul, 65, was killed in a car accident on the 60 Freeway in the Hacienda Heights area on February 4.

According to the Medical Examiner’s Office, Kim died in an accident that occurred near the Hacienda Boulevard off-ramp on the eastbound 60 Freeway between Hacienda Heights and the City of Industry. The crash happened around 11 a.m. when a cargo truck collided with a trailer ahead of it.

 

The Medical Examiner’s Office stated that the cause of Kim’s Death was mechanical asphyxia due to compression of the torso. The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) pronounced Kim dead at the scene at 11:30 a.m. on February 4. He was the sole fatality in the accident.

In response to Korea Daily’s inquiry about which vehicle Kim was in at the time of the crash, the Santa Fe Springs division of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) declined to answer, stating that the exact circumstances of the accident were still under investigation.