(L.A.) Torrei Lee, 18, Died in a Vehicle

Case Number: 2024-07859

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of an 18-year-old Black male that occurred in a vehicle.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Torrei Lee.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Multiple Blunt-Force Injuries

RIP TORREI LEE (September 5, 2005 – May 13, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 2:30 p.m.

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One person was killed when a vehicle struck a tree in Palmdale on Monday.

Deputies responded to the 2900 block of Olive Drive, near 29th Place East, shortly after 2 p.m. for a single-vehicle crash where one person was pronounced dead at the scene.

It is unclear what led up to the crash, and the cause is under investigation.