(L.A.) Laurie Matthews, 66, Died From Meth

Case Number: 2024-13823

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 66-year-old White/Caucasian female that occurred on a sidewalk.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Laurie Matthews.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Methamphetamine

Other Significant Conditions: History of Hypertension and Alzheimer’s Disease

RIP LAURIE MATTHEWS (December 15, 1957 – August 31, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 5:21 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on December 18, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.