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Roadside Memories in Angeles National Forest

Mark Mutti

07 May 2022 — 4 min read

My goal is to maintain a catalog of roadside memorials in The Angeles out of respect for those who have passed, and their loved ones. These memorials are often temporary, and I'd like to distill the sentiment behind them someplace.

Last update: May 7th '26

Conor Prado

Memorial Location: Google Maps
Status: Removed (Observed: May 5th '26)
Cause/Notes: 2 vehicle traffic collision. A Honda Fit is said to have come across the yellow line and cause a head-on with Conor in his S2000
Information: Article - Article

Unknown

Memorial Location: Google Maps
Status: Standing (Observed: Apr 8th '25)
Cause/Notes: Unknown. Hard to view- drone had to be used since blind turn. Established in either 2022 or 2023 (Google Street View)
Information: None

Unknown

Memorial Location: Google Maps
Status: Standing (Observed: Feb 11th '25)
Cause/Notes: Unknown. Might be related to the December 2024 crash detailed in the link below
Information: Article

Jose Luis Tapia

Memorial Location: Google Maps
Status: Standing (Observed: Feb 11th '25)
Cause/Notes: Unknown
Information: None

Unknown

Memorial Location: Google Maps
Status: Standing (Observed: Dec 2nd '23)
Cause/Notes: Unknown
Information: None

Mango Mike (39)

Memorial Location: Google Maps
Status: Standing (Observed: Sep 11th '22)
Cause/Notes: Unknown
Information: None

Sarah Alarid (19)

Memorial Location: Google Maps
Status: Standing (Observed: Mar 12th '23)
Cause/Notes: Unknown
Information: Article

Max Bernal Gonzalez

Memorial Location: Google Maps
Status: Standing (Observed: Mar 12th '23)
Cause/Notes: Unknown
Information: None

Unknown

Memorial Location: Google Maps
Status: Standing (Observed: Jan 28th '23)
Cause/Notes: Unknown
Information: None

Anggoro "Sonny" Putro (48), Radja Putro (19)

Memorial Location: Google Maps
Status: Standing (Observed: Jan 28th '23)
Cause/Notes: Single Vehicle Traffic Collision. This was a high-profile incident in 2022 involving a red Porsche 911 GT3
Information: Article - Article

Unknown

Memorial Location: Google Maps
Status: Standing (Observed: Jan 28th '23)
Cause/Notes: Unable to access due to aggressive Poodle Dog Bush
Information: None

Sophia (19), Ethan (19)

Memorial Location: Google Maps
Status: Standing (Observed: Jul 24th '22)
Cause/Notes: Single Vehicle Traffic Collision. This was a high-profile incident in 2021. The vehicle was found by a drone operator
Information: Article - Article

Unknown

Memorial Location: Google Maps
Status: Standing (Observed: Jul 24th '22)
Cause/Notes: Unknown
Information: None

Unknown

Memorial Location: Google Maps
Status: Standing (Observed: Jul 24th '22)
Cause/Notes: Unknown. Many car parts down below this memorial, so likely a traffic collision
Information: None

Edwin Salguero (21), Jonathan Salguero (17)

Memorial Location: Google Maps
Status: No Longer Standing (Observed: Jan 28th '23)
Cause/Notes: Single Vehicle Traffic Collision
Information: Article

Andre Matin (20)

Memorial Location: Google Maps
Status: No Longer Standing (Observed: Feb 11th '25)
Cause/Notes: Single Vehicle Traffic Collision
Information: Article - Article

Unknown (6 Markers)

Memorial Location: Google Maps
Status: Standing (Observed: Jan 16th '22)
Cause/Notes: Unknown, may be 2 combined sets of 3. Article below may explain 3 of the 6
Information: Article