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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 ...Read More
Date Found: 12/08/1980
Date Found: 12/08/1980
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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
1980-15770
Brown
Brown
Brown
Brown
11/30/2025
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