(L.A.) James Reyes, 40, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2025-03933

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 40-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office identified the man as James Reyes.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine Toxicity

RIP JAMES REYES (June 9, 1984 – March 2, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 12:08 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published in mid-May, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.