Man charged with murder for crash that killed LAPD sergeant, other motorist

LOS ANGELES — A 36-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder Monday for a 2025 crash on the San Diego (405) Freeway near Bel-Air that killed a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant and another motorist.

What You Need To Know

  • Mario Joseph Bickham was arrested Monday morning and was being held in lieu of $2 million bail, according to jail records
  • He was charged Monday with two counts of murder stemming from the 2 a.m. June 23, 2025, crash which occurred on the southbound 405 Freeway just north of Moraga Drive
  • The crash killed 53-year-old LAPD Sgt. Shiou Deng and 34- year-old Jesus Garcia
  • Bickham was scheduled to be arraigned sometime Monday in downtown Los Angeles, according to court records

Mario Joseph Bickham was arrested Monday morning and was being held in lieu of $2 million bail, according to jail records.

He was charged Monday with two counts of murder stemming from the 2 a.m. June 23, 2025, crash which occurred on the southbound 405 Freeway just north of Moraga Drive. The crash killed 53-year-old LAPD Sgt. Shiou Deng and 34- year-old Jesus Garcia…

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