(L.A.) Jose Matta, 27, Died in a Vehicle

Case Number: 2023-01166

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 27-year-old male of Latin American ethnicity that occurred in a vehicle.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Jose Matta.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl

RIP JOSE MATTA (November 16, 1995 – January 29, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 9:05 a.m.

The government worker had on originally given the decedent’s surname on January 29 as Jose Mata. The surname was corrected by January 31.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on September 23, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drug.