(L.A.) Jose Mercado-Valladares, 59, Died in a Parking Lot

Case Number: 2026-03009

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 59-year-old Latino male that occurred in a parking lot.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Jose Mercado-Valladares.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl and Ethanol

RIP JOSE MERCADO-VALLADARES ( February 19, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday.

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