D4vd’s Tesla appears to have been in the impound lot only a few days before Celeste Rivas’ body was discovered in it on 8 September 2025.

Quick Scoop: Timeline

From publicly reported details, you can piece together roughly how long the car was sitting abandoned and then impounded:

  • The Tesla was left abandoned in the Hollywood Hills for about five days before authorities had it towed.
  • It was then moved to a Los Angeles impound lot (Hollywood Tow) and remained there for “a couple of days” before staff noticed a strong odor coming from the vehicle.
  • On 8 September 2025 , police were called to the tow yard, opened the car, and found the decomposed body of 15‑year‑old Celeste Rivas in the trunk.

So when people online ask “how long was D4vd’s car impounded,” they’re usually referring to that last phase at the tow yard, which current reporting describes only as “a few” or “a couple of days,” not an exact number like 2 vs 3.

At-a-glance timeline (abandoned + impounded)

Phase| Approx. duration| Key detail
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Parked/abandoned in Hollywood Hills| ~5 days| Car reportedly left on the street before being towed.79
At impound lot (Hollywood Tow)| “a couple of days”| LAPD captain and news reports say it had been there for several days.39
Discovery of body| 8 Sept 2025| Staff reported odor; police found remains in trunk.379

What’s still unclear

  • No official source has published an exact impound duration (for example “exactly 3 days”).
  • Different outlets and forum discussions sometimes blur together the “abandoned on street” time and the “impounded” time, which can make it sound longer than what police statements directly describe.

For now, based on what’s publicly available, the most accurate way to phrase it is: the car was impounded for a few days before the body was found, after having been left abandoned for about five days beforehand.

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