(L.A.) Matthew Dehlinger, 55, Died in a Hotel/Motel

Case Number: 2023-03541

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 55-year-old Caucasian male that occurred in a hotel/motel.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Matthew Dehlinger.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Combined Effects of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

RIP MATTHEW DEHLINGER (May 22, 1967 – April 1, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 11:48 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published in late August, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive from the lab.

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