(L.A.) Karsten Gopinath, 53, Died in a Vehicle

Case Number: 2024-19478

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 53-year-old male that occurred in a vehicle.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Karsten Gopinath and listed his race/ethnicity as White/Caucasian.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Trauma

RIP KARSTEN GOPINATH (March 31, 1971 – December 12, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 7:50 p.m.

It was a car accident.

The decedent was a director of photography originally from New Jersey. He was known in the film industry by the moniker “Crash” KG / Crash DP.