(L.A.) David Skerritt, 40, Died in a Parking Lot
Case Number: 2024-00779
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 40-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred in a parking lot.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as David Skerritt.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death: Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Effects
Other Significant Condition: Laennec Cirrhosis
RIP DAVID SKERRITT (October 7, 1983 – January 12, 2024)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 9:01 a.m.
The government investigator had initially posted this as a natural death in January.
Ruling by the deputy medical examiner that this was an accidental overdose was published on February 14, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back positive for the drugs.
Laënnec cirrhosis is primarily caused by excessive and chronic alcohol consumption.
😇 David, my heart ❤️ aches for you, I am so devastated that you are forever gone son and I will never hear you call me “mommy” again which touched my heart the last time you did, even being a grown man. I’ve missed you so much since you moved to Cali. and wished you would have come home, knowing you had medical issues and was in so much pain, and unable to eat right due to your Crohn’s disease, and other medical issues. I am having a hard time coming to terms that I will never see you, hug… Read more »