Coroner Identifies Man Killed In Multi-Vehicle Freeway Collision

BELL (CBSLA) - County authorities Saturday released the name of the man who was killed in a freeway crash in Bell.

The Los Angeles County Coroner's office identified Jose Gutierrez, 35, as the man killed in the collision.

The crash was reported at 2:11 p.m. Feb. 19 on the southbound Long Beach (710) Freeway just north of Florence Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Witnesses said a gray Honda CRV and a white Honda Civic collided and that a motorcycle rider was down, possibly stuck under a vehicle, the CHP said.

Gutierrez, who was pronounced dead at the scene, died of blunt force trauma injuries, the coroner's office said.