(L.A.) Santiago Rodriguez, 49, Died at a Hotel

Case Number: 2025-02155

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 49-year-old Latino male that occurred at a hotel.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Santiago Rodriguez.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Acute Intoxication by the Combined Effects of Fentanyl, Phencyclidine, and Methamphetamine

RIP SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ (September 13, 1975 – February 1, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 3:21 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on April 16, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.