(L.A.) Damien Hodge, 53, Died in a Carport

Case Number: 2025-19040

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 53-year-old Black male that occurred in a carport.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Damien Hodge. Born in L.A. County.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Methamphetamine

RIP DAMIEN HODGE (May 7, 1972 – December 6, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published in early February, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

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