(L.A.) Brenda Ward, 63, Died From Drug Abuse
Case Number: 2024-19873
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 63-year-old White/Caucasian female that occurred in a hospital.
The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Brenda Ward.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death A: Multiorgan Failure
Cause of Death B: Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Effects
Other Significant Conditions: Hemorrhagic Gastritis; Anemia
RIP BRENDA WARD (September 5, 1961 – December 20, 2024)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 12:13 a.m.
Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on January 26, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.
This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.