(L.A.) Johnny Contreras, 53, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2022-10683

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 53-year-old male of Latin American ethnicity that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Johnny Contreras.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death A: Complications of Pneumonia

Cause of Death B: Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Cause of Death C: Diabetes Mellitus

Other Significant Condition: Methamphetamine Effects

RIP JOHNNY CONTRERAS (September 5, 1969 – October 10, 2022)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 12:41 a.m.

Drug deaths are frequently classified as accidents under the assumption that the users didn’t intend to kill themselves. If the meth hadn’t precipitated the death, this would have been ruled a natural death instead of an accident.