(L.A.) Joel Tellez Franco, 45, Died on a Sidewalk

Case Number: 2025-03483

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 45-year-old Latino male that occurred on a sidewalk.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Joel Tellez Franco.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Xylazine, Ethanol Toxicity

RIP JOEL TELLEZ FRANCO (July 9, 1979 – February 22, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 12:55 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on May 19, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

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