Serafin Regalado-Ortiz, 40

Serafin Regalado-Ortiz, a 40-year-old Latino, died Tuesday, March 10, nearly a month after he was assaulted in the 300 block of East 91st Street on the border of Green Meadows and Broadway-Manchester, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

On Friday, Feb. 20, about 10:10 a.m., Regalado-Ortiz was a passenger in a Toyota Tacoma truck driving west on East 91st Street, said LAPD Det. Dave Garrido.

The truck came to a stop and a man who was following in another vehicle walked up to the truck, opened the passenger side door and pulled Regalado-Ortiz out.

The man assaulted Regalado-Ortiz, who hit his head on the pavement. Regalado-Ortiz was taken to a hospital, where he remained until he was pronounced dead at 8:20 a.m. on March 10, said Ed Winter, assistant chief of investigations for the coroner's office. An autopsy concluded that he died of blunt force trauma and the coroner ruled the death a homicide, Winter said.

Police arrested Charles Robinson, a 29-year-old black man, on Feb. 25 in connection with the crime. Garrido said the motive appears to be road rage.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Criminal Gang Homicide Division at (213) 485-4341. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

-- Nicole Santa Cruz