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Joel Watson Boies

Unclaimed

Victim Details

2024-03-29T15:00:56.747

2024-03-29T15:24:28.8

119090

UCP119090

45254

Joel

Watson

Boies

White / Caucasian

White / Caucasian

Male

12/08/1980

Los Angeles

California

Los Angeles County

No

41203

Los Angeles County Medical Examiner

Los Angeles

California

Los Angeles County

Betsy Magdaleno

Medical Examiner Investigator, Identifications

1104 North Mission Road, , Los Angeles, California

3233430512

County

Medical Examiner

https://me.lacounty.gov/

1980-15770

Brown

Brown

Brown

Brown

08/03/2026

  • Deformity: Both feet contracted

  • Accessories: wheelchair
  • Clothing: grey/blue pants blue/white plaid shirt white socks


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On December 8, 1980, a tragic incident unfolded on the busy southbound lanes of the Santa Ana Freeway in Los Angeles, California. Joel Watson Boies, a wheelchair-bound individual, was observed maneuvering his wheelchair towards the freeway railing. In a distressing and ultimately fatal act, he managed to pull himself up and over the railing, landing amidst the fast-moving vehicles. The chaos that ensued resulted in Boies being struck by multiple cars, leading to his immediate death, marking a sa...
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Date Found: 12/08/1980

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