A homicide investigation is underway after a 42-year-old DoorDash driver is found dead in the trunk of a Tesla abandoned on the side of a roadway in central California. Multiple outlets report that Javier Becerril, of Hollister, is identified after his body is discovered in the vehicle’s trunk near Highway 152. Authorities treat the death as a homicide, though specific suspected circumstances or suspects are not detailed in the accounts provided.
The reports describe the Tesla as having been left off the highway, with investigators working to determine how Becerril died and how he ended up in the trunk. One account notes that he was reported missing before his identification, and it places the discovery of the body several days earlier than the subsequent identification.
At this stage, investigators’ findings and charges, if any, have not been included in the information provided by the sources. The case remains under investigation as authorities look for leads related to the abandoned vehicle and the victim’s movements prior to his death.
