A travel influencer has been found dead six months after he allegedly murdered an elderly woman by crashing into her car while on drugs.
Garrett Bruno’s body was discovered at his parents’ home in Mount Dora, Florida, on Tuesday evening.
Orange County Medical Examiners confirmed the 33 year-old’s death to DailyMail.com Thursday morning.
A spokesperson said an investigation into the circumstances were ongoing.
Bruno was on bail at the time of his death after being charged with second-degree murder over the killing of Esther Abouab, 83, in West Hollywood last October.
He was accused of running a red light in his Ford Explorer while speeding in a 25mph zone and T-boning a Ford Expedition in which Abouab was traveling.
Abouab, the mother of Hollywood restaurateur Greg Morris, died of blunt force trauma.
Her husband Joe was also traveling in the vehicle and was badly injured, but survived.
A toxicology report found Bruno had ketamine and GHB in his system at the time of the crash that killed Abouab.
Garrett Bruno, pictured, has died six months after he allegedly murdered an elderly woman by driving into the side of her car while speeding in West Hollywood
Esther Abouab, pictured, was killed when Bruno T-boned the Ford Expedition she was traveling in with his Ford Explorer. Bruno was traveling at a ‘high rate of speed’ in a 25mph zone, investigators say
Abouab’s car is pictured after the smash. The force of the collision shoved the 4,000 pound SUV across multiple lanes of traffic and into a garage
The influencer was released from hospital days after the smash, only to fall and break his jaw while riding a scooter.
On October 19, nine days after the crash, Bruno was photographed snorting drugs outside his West Hollywood home in broad daylight by DailyMail.com
He claimed the powder was prescription ketamine in a post uploaded to his Instagram account.
On October 25, Bruno suffered a second scooter accident. He fell off his two-wheeler and cracked his skull.
The influencer, whose Garrett Travels account has 61,000 followers, was taken to Cedars Sinai Hospital in Beverly Hills in a coma.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office deputies raided Bruno’s bungalow on November 15 to arrest him for Abouab’s murder, only to learn about his hospitalization.
He regained consciousness in late December 2024 and was transferred to an LA jail.
Bruno had his arraignment in January 2025 and was out on bail awaiting trial when he died.
He’d left California and flown home to be with his family in Florida at the time of his death.
Bruno surprised the LGBT community in his home of West Hollywood last year by coming out as a MAGA supporter.
DailyMail.com has contacted the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office for further comment.
