(L.A.) Derek Person, 39, Died in a Walkway

Case Number: 2023-10510

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 39-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred in a walkway.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Derek Person.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Ethanol, Fentanyl, and Methamphetamine

RIP DEREK PERSON (June 21, 1984 – August 11, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 8:39 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on September 19, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drugs.