(L.A.) Monica Meza, 46, Died From a Meth OD

Case Number: 2024-13781

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 46-year-old Hispanic female that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Monica Meza.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine Toxicity

Other Significant Condition: Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis

RIP MONICA MEZA (July 11, 1978 – August 30, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 9:36 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on January 6, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

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